`571-272-7822
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` Paper 12
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` Entered: July 28, 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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`KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. and STANLEY ELECTRIC CO.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`
`_______________
`
`Case IPR2015-00574 (Patent 6,508,563 B2)
`Case IPR2015-00575 (Patent 6,886,956 B2)
`_______________
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`
`
`Before LORA M. GREEN, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI,
`MIRIAM L. QUINN, and MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`QUINN, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT
`Termination of Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`IPR2015-00574 (Patent 6,508,563 B2)
`IPR2015-00575 (Patent 6,886,956 B2)
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`
`On July 27, 2015, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate the
`instant proceedings pursuant to a settlement agreement. Paper 10.1 The
`parties also filed a true copy of their written settlement agreement, made in
`connection with the termination of the instant proceedings, in accordance
`with 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Exhibit 1020.
`Additionally, the parties submitted joint requests to have their settlement
`agreement treated as confidential business information under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Paper 11.
`The instant proceedings are in the preliminary stage. The Board has
`not determined whether trial will be instituted in Petitioner’s requests for
`inter partes review of US Patent Nos. 6,508,563 and 6,886,956. The parties
`allege that they have settled their dispute and have agreed to jointly
`terminate the instant proceedings. Paper 10, 1.
`Upon consideration of the requests before us, we determine that
`terminating the instant proceedings with respect to both Petitioner and Patent
`Owner, at this early juncture, promotes efficiency and minimizes
`unnecessary costs. Based on the facts of these cases, it is appropriate to
`enter judgment.2 See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate IPR2015-00574 and
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`IPR2015-00575 are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the instant proceedings are hereby
`terminated as to all parties, including Petitioner and Patent Owner; and
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`1 The parties filed identical papers in the captioned cases. For ease of
`reference, this order references the papers filed in IPR2015-00574.
`2 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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`IPR2015-00574 (Patent 6,508,563 B2)
`IPR2015-00575 (Patent 6,886,956 B2)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint requests that the
`settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information, kept
`separate from the patent file, and made available only to Federal
`Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of
`good cause, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), are
`granted.
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`IPR2015-00574 (Patent 6,508,563 B2)
`IPR2015-00575 (Patent 6,886,956 B2)
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`PETITIONER:
`William H. Mandir
`Steven M. Gruskin
`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`wmandir@sughrue.com
`sgruskin@sughrue.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`George W. Webb III
`AHMAD, ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS, ALAVI & MENSING P.C.
`gwebb@azalaw.com
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