`571-272-7822
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`Paper 18
`Date: March 25, 2014
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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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`RAYMARINE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`NAVICO HOLDING AS
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00496
`Patent 8,305,840
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KARL D. EASTHOM, and BRYAN F. MOORE,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT
`Termination of the Proceeding
` 37 C.F.R. § 42.73
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`On March 19, 2014, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate this
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`IPR2013-00496
`Patent 8,305,840
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`proceeding, along with a true copy of their written settlement agreement, made in
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`connection with the termination of the instant proceeding, in accordance with 35
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`U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Paper 16; Ex. 2002. The parties also
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`filed a joint request to have their settlement agreement treated as confidential
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`business information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Paper
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`17.
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`The joint motion to terminate indicates that the settlement agreement
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`requires the parties to terminate all disputes, including related matters and
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`litigation involving U.S. Patent No. 8,305,840. Paper 16 at 2-3.
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`The Board instituted trial on February 11, 2014. Paper 10. At this juncture
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`of the proceeding, the Board does not have before it full briefing on the trial issues
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`and the Board has not entered a final decision.
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`Based on the facts of this case, it is appropriate to enter judgment1 without
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`rendering a final written decision. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`It is
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`ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate IPR2013-00496 is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding is terminated; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the settlement
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`agreement be treated as business confidential information kept separate from the
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`patent file, and made available only to Federal Government agencies on written
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`request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §
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`317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), is granted.
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`1 A judgment means a final written decision by the Board, or a termination of a
`proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
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`IPR2013-00496
`Patent 8,305,840
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`For PETITIONER:
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`David McCombs
`David.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Julie Nickols
`julie.nickols.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Thomas King
`ipr.Thomas.King@haynesboone.com
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`Kevin White
`kevin.white@haynesboone.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Michael McCoy
`mike.mccoy@alston.com
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`Kirk Bradley
`kirk.bradley@alston.com
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`Donald Hill
`donald.hill@alston.com
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`Patrick Kartes
`patrick.kartes@alston.com
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`Christopher Douglas
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
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