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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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`TARGET CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-005331
`Patent No. RE43,531 E
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`Dated: April 20, 2015
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`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, LORA M. GREEN, JONI Y. CHANG, THOMAS
`L. GIANNETTI, JENNIFER S. BISK, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR ADVERSE JUDGMENT UNDER 37
`C.F.R. § 42.73(b)
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`1 Case IPR2014-00509 had been joined with this proceeding.
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`On February 19, 2014, the Board initiated trial in IPR2013-00533 for claims 1
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`and 24–29 of U.S. Patent No. RE43,531.
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`IPR2013-00533, Paper 11, p. 2. The
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`Board did not initiate trial on claims 18 and 19. Id. On February 12, 2015, the Board
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`initiated trial in IPR2014-00509 for claims 18 and 19 pursuant to joinder of
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`Petitioner's March 14, 2014 Petition for Inter Partes Review.
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`IPR2014-00509,
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`Paper 31, p. 16. Accordingly, claims 1, 18, 19, and 24–29 are currently pending in
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`these joined proceeding.
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner have now settled their disputes regarding the
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`patents in these proceedings. In accordance with the settlement, Patent Owner now
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`respectfully asks that the Board cancel claims 1, 18, 19, and 24–29, and enter
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`adverse judgment against it under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). The Board provided
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`authorization for this Motion via e-mail on April 20, 2015.
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`RELIEF REQUESTED
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`In view of the cancellation of all claims remaining at trial, Patent Owner
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`respectfully requests that the Board enter a final adverse judgment against Patent
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`Owner in this case pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(2).
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`Dated: April 20, 2015
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`/s/ Paul Taufer
`Paul A. Taufer (USPTO Reg. No.
`35,703)
`Michael L. Burns (USPTO Reg. No.
`57,593)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`One Liberty Place
`1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`Phone: (215) 656-3385
`Facsimile: (215) 606-3385
`paul.taufer@dlapiper.com
`michael.burns@dlapiper.com
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`Stuart Pollack (USPTO Reg. No. 43,862)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`1251 Avenue of the Americas
`27th Floor
`New York, NY 10020-1104
`Phone: (212) 335-4964
`Facsimile: (212) 884-
`stuart.pollack@dlapiper.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner, Destination
`Maternity Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR § 42.6, the undersigned certifies that on April 20,
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`2015, a complete and entire copy of the foregoing document was provided via email
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`to the Petitioner by serving the email correspondence address of record as follows:
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`R. Trevor Carter
`Daniel M. Lechleiter
`Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1750
`Phone: (317) 237-0300
`Fax: (317) 237-1000
`trevor.carter@FaegreBD.com
`daniel.lechleiter@FaegreBD.com
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`/s/ Paul Taufer
`Paul A. Taufer
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