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` Paper 6
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`Entered: 15 July 2013
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ORACLE CORPORATION
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`CLOUDING IP, LLC
`Patent Owner.
`_______________
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`IPR2013-00073 (Pat. 6,738,799) IPR2013-00098 (Pat. 6,918,014)
`IPR2013-00075 (Pat. 6,925,481) IPR2013-00099 (Pat. 7,065,637)
`IPR2013-00088 (Pat. 7,254,621) IPR2013-00100 (Pat. 5,825,891)
`IPR2013-00089 (Pat. 6,631,449) IPR2013-00260 (Pat. 5,825,891)
`IPR2013-00090 (Pat. 5,495,607) IPR2013-00261 (Pat. 6,738,799)
`IPR2013-00091 (Pat. 5,678,042) IPR2013-00271 (Pat. 5,495,607)
`IPR2013-00094 (Pat. 7,596,784) IPR2013-00273 (Pat. 7,065,637)
`IPR2013-00095 (Pat. 5,944,839) IPR2013-00304 (Pat. 5,944,839)
`IPR2013-00321 (Pat. 6,631,449) (JL)1
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`Before JAMESON LEE, JONI Y. CHANG, and RAMA G. ELLURU,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 The parties are not authorized to use this combined heading in any paper.
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`IPR2013-00073, IPR2013-00090, IPR2013-00098, IPR2013-00261,
`IPR2013-00075, IPR2013-00091, IPR2013-00099, IPR2013-00271,
`IPR2013-00088, IPR2013-00094, IPR2013-00100, IPR2013-00273,
`IPR2013-00089, IPR2013-00095, IPR2013-00260, IPR2013-00304,
`IPR2013-00321
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`On July 11, 2013, a telephone conference call was held between respective
`counsel for the parties and Judges Lee, Chang, and Elluru. The parties sought
`authorization to file a joint motion to terminate each of the proceedings identified in
`the caption above, on the basis that the parties have settled.
`Generally, the Board expects that a proceeding will terminate after the filing
`of a settlement agreement. See, e.g., Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed.
`Reg. 48756, 48768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The rule governing settlement indicates that
`any agreement between the parties made in connection with, or in contemplation of,
`the termination of a proceeding2 shall be in writing and filed with the Board.
`37 C.F.R. § 42.74.
`During the conference call, the parties sought guidance as to the procedure
`for filing their settlement agreement and to have the settlement agreement be treated
`as business confidential information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
`The Board indicated that the filing of a joint motion to terminate each of the
`above-identified proceedings is authorized. In that regard, a separate joint motion
`should be filed in each proceeding, which motion should address only the
`proceeding in which the motion is filed. The joint motion in each proceeding must
`include a brief explanation as to why termination is appropriate in that proceeding,
`including identification of any codefendants in any related district court action in
`which infringement of an involved patent in that proceeding has been alleged.
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`2 A “proceeding” includes a preliminary proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
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`IPR2013-00073, IPR2013-00090, IPR2013-00098, IPR2013-00261,
`IPR2013-00075, IPR2013-00091, IPR2013-00099, IPR2013-00271,
`IPR2013-00088, IPR2013-00094, IPR2013-00100, IPR2013-00273,
`IPR2013-00089, IPR2013-00095, IPR2013-00260, IPR2013-00304,
`IPR2013-00321
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`The joint motion to terminate, to be filed in each proceeding, must be
`accompanied by a true copy of the settlement agreement in connection with the
`termination of that proceeding, as required by 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.74(b). A redacted version of the settlement agreement will not be accepted as
`a true copy of the settlement agreement.
`With respect to having the settlement agreement treated as business
`confidential information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), the Board noted that the
`parties must file the confidential settlement agreement electronically via the Patent
`Review Processing System (PRPS) in accordance with the instructions provided on
`the Board’s website (uploading as “Parties and Board Only”). The parties were also
`directed to FAQ G2 on the Board’s website page at
`http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/prps.jsp for instructions on how to file their
`settlement agreement as confidential.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the parties are authorized to file a separate joint motion to
`terminate proceeding in each of the 17 proceedings identified in the caption of this
`communication;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motions are due July 19, 2013;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motions must be accompanied by a
`true copy, labeled as an exhibit, of the settlement agreement as required by
`35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b);
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`IPR2013-00073, IPR2013-00090, IPR2013-00098, IPR2013-00261,
`IPR2013-00075, IPR2013-00091, IPR2013-00099, IPR2013-00271,
`IPR2013-00088, IPR2013-00094, IPR2013-00100, IPR2013-00273,
`IPR2013-00089, IPR2013-00095, IPR2013-00260, IPR2013-00304,
`IPR2013-00321
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, for the exhibit that is the settlement agreement
`filed in each proceeding, the parties may file a separate paper in that proceeding
`requesting that the settlement agreement be treated as business confidential
`information as specified by 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that any confidential settlement agreement must be
`filed electronically via PRPS in accordance with the instructions provided on the
`Board’s website (uploading as “Parties and Board Only”).
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`IPR2013-00073, IPR2013-00090, IPR2013-00098, IPR2013-00261,
`IPR2013-00075, IPR2013-00091, IPR2013-00099, IPR2013-00271,
`IPR2013-00088, IPR2013-00094, IPR2013-00100, IPR2013-00273,
`IPR2013-00089, IPR2013-00095, IPR2013-00260, IPR2013-00304,
`IPR2013-00321
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`PETITIONER:
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`Greg Gardella
`Scott A. McKeown
`OBLON SPIVAK
`cpdocketgardella@oblon.com
`cpdocketmckeown@oblon.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Tarek N. Fahmi
`Amy J. Embert
`Fahmi, Sellers & Embert
`tarek.fahmi@fseip.com
`amy.embert@fseip.com
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