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`Entered: March 10, 2015
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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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`TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.,
`TSMC NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, FUJITSU
`SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR
`AMERICA, INC.,
`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., RENESAS ELECTRONICS
`CORPORATION, RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`GLOBAL FOUNDRIES U.S., INC., GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE ONE LLC & CO. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES DRESDEN
`MODULE TWO LLC & CO. KG, TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC
`COMPONENTS, INC., TOSHIBA AMERICA INC., TOSHIBA
`AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., TOSHIBA
`CORPORATION, and THE GILLETTE COMPANY
`Petitioners,
`v.
`ZOND, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-007811
`Patent 7,147,759 B2
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`Before KEVIN F. TURNER, JONI Y. CHANG, SUSAN L.C. MITCHELL,
`and JENNIFER M. MEYER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`1 This Order addresses similar issues in the inter partes reviews identified in
`the Appendix of this Order. For efficiency, we enter this Order in this case
`as representative. The parties may not use this style of filing in subsequent
`papers, without prior authorization.
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`We instituted an inter partes review in each of the proceedings
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`identified in the Appendix of this Order, challenging U.S. Patent Nos.
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`6,805,779 B2, 6,806,652 B1, 6,853,142 B2, 6,896,773 B2, 6,896,775 B2,
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`7,147,759 B2, 7,604,716 B2, 7,808,184 B2, and 7,811,421 B2. Paper 13.2
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`After institution, we also granted the revised Motions for Joinder filed by
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`Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD., TSMC North
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`America Corporation (collectively, “TSMC”), Fujitsu Semiconductor
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`Limited and Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (collectively, “Fujitsu”),
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`Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”), Renesas Electronics Corporation,
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`Renesas Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Renesas”),
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`GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S., Inc., GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module
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`One LLC & Co. KG, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden Module Two LLC &
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`Co. KG (collectively, “GlobalFoundries”), Toshiba America Electronic
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`Components, Inc., Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba America Information
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`Systems, Inc., and Toshiba Corporation (collectively, “Toshiba”), and The
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`Gillette Company (“Gillette”). See, e.g., Papers 16, 17, 18. A list of these
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`Joinder Cases is provided in the Appendix of the instant Order.
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`On March 9, 2015, a telephone conference call was held between
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`respective counsel for the parties and Judges Turner, Chang, Mitchell, and
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`Meyer. During the conference call, TSMC and Zond sought authorization to
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`file a joint motion to terminate each of the pending proceedings, only with
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`respect to TSMC.
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`2 All citations are to IPR2014-00781, as representative, unless otherwise
`noted.
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`Generally, the Board expects that a proceeding will terminate after the
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`filing of a settlement agreement. See, e.g., Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The rule governing
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`settlement indicates that any agreement between the parties made in
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`connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of a proceeding
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`shall be in writing and filed with the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.74. Based on
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`the facts before us, we authorize TSMC and Zond to file a joint motion to
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`terminate these proceedings with respect to TSMC.
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`Each joint motion to terminate must include a brief explanation as to
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`why termination of these proceedings with respect to TSMC is appropriate.
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`Because TSMC has been the lead petitioner in some of the joined
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`proceedings (see Paper 18), the Board requested the parties to designate a
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`new lead petitioner in each joined proceeding and identify any impact on the
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`new lead petitioner’s ability to file subsequent briefing papers (e.g., replies
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`and motions to exclude evidence) and take depositions of Zond’s witnesses,
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`as well as identify any impact on the trial schedule of each joined
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`proceeding, including any combination of patents for which a single hearing
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`may be held. The parties are authorized to file this information as a separate
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`paper concurrently with the joint motion to terminate.
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`The joint motion to terminate also must be accompanied by a true
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`copy of the settlement agreement as required by 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). A redacted version of the settlement agreement will
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`not be accepted as a true copy of the settlement agreement.
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`TSMC and Zond also are authorized to file a joint request that the
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`settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), requesting that the settlement agreement be kept
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`confidential from the public and other petitioners. TSMC and Zond must
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`file the confidential settlement agreement electronically via the Patent
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`Review Processing System (PRPS) in accordance with the instructions
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`provided on the Board’s website (uploading as “Filing Party and Board
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`Only”)3, and then contact the Board’s administrative staff at 571-272-7822,
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`requesting the Board to change the designation to “Board Only.”
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`ORDERED that TSMC and Zond are authorized to file a joint motion
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`to terminate each pending review identified in the Appendix, with respect to
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`TSMC, within five business days from the date of this Order; the motion
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`must include a brief explanation as to why termination of these proceedings
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`with respect to TSMC is appropriate;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties are authorized to file, as a
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`separate paper concurrently with the joint motion to terminate, the
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`information requested by the Board in each proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion must be accompanied by
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`a true copy of the settlement agreement between TSMC and Zond made in
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`connection with the termination, as required by 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b); for efficiency, TSMC and Zond may file the
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`settlement agreement for each patent, as an exhibit, in one of the
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`3See FAQ G2 on the Board’s website page at
`http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/prps.jsp for more information on how
`to file their settlement agreement as confidential.
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`proceedings involving that patent, but each joint motion to terminate must
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`contain an appropriate reference to the settlement agreement;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that TSMC and Zond may file a separate
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`paper requesting that the settlement agreement be treated as business
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`confidential information as specified in 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c); and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that any confidential settlement agreement
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`must be filed electronically via PRPS in accordance with the instructions set
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`forth above.
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`APPENDIX
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`Patent No.
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`Pending Reviews
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`Joinder Cases
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`IPR2014-00828
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`6,805,779
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`IPR2014-00829
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`IPR2014-00917
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`6,806,652
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`IPR2014-00861
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`IPR2014-00818
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`IPR2014-00819
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`IPR2014-00821
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`IPR2014-00827
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`IPR2014-00856
`IPR2014-01070
`IPR2014-01022
`IPR2014-00859
`IPR2014-01072
`IPR2014-01020
`IPR2014-00918
`IPR2014-01074
`IPR2014-01025
`IPR2014-00864
`IPR2014-01003
`IPR2014-01066
`IPR2014-00866
`IPR2014-01012
`IPR2014-01075
`IPR2014-00867
`IPR2014-01014
`IPR2014-01046
`IPR2014-00863
`IPR2014-01013
`IPR2014-01057
`IPR2014-00865
`IPR2014-01015
`IPR2014-01063
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`IPR2014-00580
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`IPR2014-01479
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`IPR2014-00726
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`IPR2014-01481
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`IPR2014-00578
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`IPR2014-01494
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`IPR2014-00604
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`IPR2014-01482
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`6,853,142
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`6,896,773
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`6,896,775
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`IPR2014-00781
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`Patent No.
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`Pending Reviews
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`Joinder Cases
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`IPR2014-00845
`IPR2014-00985
`IPR2014-01047
`IPR2014-00850
`IPR2014-00986
`IPR2014-01059
`IPR2014-00846
`IPR2014-01065
`IPR2014-00974
`IPR2014-00849
`IPR2014-01067
`IPR2014-00975
`IPR2014-00855
`IPR2014-00955
`IPR2014-01042
`IPR2014-00858
`IPR2014-00996
`IPR2014-01061
`IPR2014-00844
`IPR2014-00991
`IPR2014-01037
`IPR2014-00848
`IPR2014-00992
`IPR2014-01071
`IPR2014-00851
`IPR2014-00990
`IPR2014-01069
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`7,147,759
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`7,604,716
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`7,808,184
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`IPR2014-00781
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`IPR2014-00782
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`IPR2014-00807
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`IPR2014-00808
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`IPR2014-00799
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`IPR2014-00803
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`IPR2014-00800
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`7,811,421
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`IPR2014-00802
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`IPR2014-00805
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory J. Gonsalves
`gonsalves@gonsalveslawfirm.com
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`Bruce J. Barker
`bbarker@chsblaw.com
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`Tarek Fahmi
`tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com
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`For PETITIONERS:
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`TSMC and Fujitsu:
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`David L. McCombs
`david.mccombs.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`David M O’Dell
`david.odell.ipr@haynesboone.com
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`Richard C. Kim
`rckim@duanemorris.com
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`GlobalFoundries:
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`David Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Dohm Chankong
`dohm.chankong@whitecase.com
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`Gillette:
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`David Cavanaugh
`david.cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
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`Michael A. Diener
`michael.diener@wilmerhale.com
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`Larissa B. Park
`larissa.park@wilmerhale.com
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`AMD:
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`David M. Tennant
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Brian M. Berliner
`bberliner@omm.com
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`Byan K. Yagura
`ryagura@omm.com
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`Xin-Yi Zhou
`vzhou@omm.com