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`571-272-7822
`Date Entered: November 17, 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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` FORD MOTOR COMPANY, JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA,
`LLC, VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., NISSAN NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., and SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`CRUISE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00281
`Patent 6,324,463
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`Before JOSIAH C. COCKS, HYUN J. JUNG, and GEORGE R. HOSKINS,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
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`COCKS, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
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`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Case IPR2014-00281
`Patent 6,324,463
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`1. Introduction
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`A conference call was held on November 12, 2014 in IPR2014-00281
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`between Judges Cocks, Jung, and Hoskins and counsel for the respective parties.
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`Also present on the call was counsel representing Petitioners in four separate
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`related inter partes review proceedings: IPR2014-00279; IPR2014-00280;
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`IPR2014-00289; and IPR2014-00291. The respective Petitioners for those
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`proceedings are summarized as follows:
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`IPR2014-00279 – Subaru of America, Inc. et al. (“Subaru”);
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`IPR2014-00280 – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. et al. (“Toyota”);
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`IPR2014-00289 – America Honda Motor Co., Inc. et al. (“Honda”); and
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`IPR2014-00291 – Nissan North America, Inc. et al. (“Nissan”).
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`Patent Owner and Petitioner entity Honda requested the conference call
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`seeking authorization to file a joint motion to terminate Honda’s participation in
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`the five related proceedings referenced above.
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`2. Discussion
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`During the call, counsel for Patent Owner explained that Petitioner entity
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`Honda and Patent Owner had settled their dispute involving U.S. Patent 6,324,463,
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`No party on the call expressed any opposition to the request for authorization to
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`file a joint motion to terminate Honda’s participation in the following proceedings:
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`IPR2014-00279; IPR2014-00280; IPR2014-00281; IPR2014-00289; IPR2014-
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`00291. We authorized the motion.
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, “[a]ny agreement or understanding between
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`the parties made in connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of a
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`proceeding shall be made in writing and a true copy shall be filed with the Board
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`before termination of the trial.” A party to the settlement may also request that the
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`settlement be treated as business confidential information. The panel explained
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`that the parties may file any settlement agreement as an exhibit, which may be
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`designated as “Parties and Board Only” or “Board” only in the Board’s electronic
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`Patent Review Processing System (“PRPS”).
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`During the call, counsel Matthew Satchwell indicated that, with respect to
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`IPR2014-00289, he is currently designated as co-counsel, but would like to be
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`designated as lead counsel in that proceeding. The panel expressed that Mr.
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`Satchwell may do so by updating PRPS. Counsel should also file updated
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`Mandatory Notices that reflect the change in counsel information for any involved
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`proceeding.
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`3. Order
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`It is
`ORDERED that Patent Owner and Petitioner entity Honda are authorized to
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`file a joint motion to terminate Honda’s participation in IPR2014-00281; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that a true copy of any associated settlement
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`agreement must be filed with the Board.
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`PETITONER:
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`Matthew J. Moore
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`matthew.moore@lw.com
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`Robert Steinberg
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`bob.steinberg@lw.com
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`Matthew D. Satchwell
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
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`John M. Caracappa
`STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
`jcaracap@steptoe.com
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`Wab Kadaba
`KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
`wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com
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`William H. Mandir
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`wmandir@sughrue.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`John R. Kasha
`KASHA LAW LLC
`john.kasha@kashalaw.com
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`Kelly L. Kasha
`KASHA LAW LLC
`kelly.kasha@kashalaw.com
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