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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
`Petitioner
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`DR. CHEN-JEAN CHOU
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`Patent Owner
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`CASE: IPR2014-01268
`Patent No. 7,612,843
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`SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA’S AND DR. CHEN-JEAN CHOU’S
`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING
`PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), Petitioner Sony Corporation of America
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`(“Sony”) and Patent Owner Dr. Chen-Jean Chou (“Dr. Chou”) jointly request
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`termination of the Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,612,843, Case No.
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`IPR2014-01268.
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`This inter partes review has not been instituted. Sony filed its petition for
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`inter partes review on August 12, 2014. Dr. Chou has not filed a preliminary
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`response, and one is not due until November 28, 2014. The parties have settled
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`their dispute, and have reached agreement to terminate this inter partes review. A
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`Term Sheet governing the parties’ agreement has been made in writing, and a true
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`and correct copy shall be filed with this Office as business confidential information
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`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b).
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`Therefore, Sony and Dr. Chou respectfully request termination of the Inter
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`Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7,612,843, Case No. IPR2014-01268.
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`Dated: November 18, 2014
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`/s/ Paul T. Qualey
`Paul Qualey, Reg. No. 45,027
`pqualey@kenyon.com
`KENYON & KENYON LLP
`1500 K Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20005-1257
`Tel: (202) 220-4200
`Attorney for Petitioner
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`/s/ Mark W. Handley
`Mark W. Handley
`Reg. No. 36,821
`mhandley@txip.us
`Handley Law Firm, PLLC
`PO Box 97
`Grapevine, TX 76099
`Telephone: (972) 518-1713
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 was served on November 18, 2014 via email and U.S.
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`Mail to the attorney of record for the patent at the following address:
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`Mark W. Handley
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`Handley Law Firm, PLLC
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`/s/ Paul T. Qualey
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