`571-272-7822
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` Paper 11
`Entered: August 12, 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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`SONY CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
`SONY ELECTRONICS, INC., SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
`(USA) INC., SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB, and
`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00745
`Case IPR2015-00749
`Case IPR2015-00752
`Case IPR2015-00753
`Case IPR2015-00755
`Case IPR2015-00756
`Case IPR2015-00757
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`Before LORA M. GREEN, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI,
`MIRIAM L. QUINN, BEVERLY M. BUNTING, and MICHELLE M.
`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT
`Termination of Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`IPR2015-00745
`IPR2015-00749
`IPR2015-00752
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` IPR2015-00753
`IPR2015-00755
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`IPR2015-00756
`IPR2015-00757
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`On August 11, 2015, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate each
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`of these proceedings pursuant to a settlement agreement. Paper 10.1 The
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`parties also filed true copies of their written settlement agreement, made in
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`connection with the termination of these proceedings, in accordance with 35
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`U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Exhibit 1029. Additionally, the
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`parties submitted joint requests to have their settlement agreement treated as
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`confidential business information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.74(c). Paper 11.
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`These proceedings are in the preliminary stages. No trial proceedings
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`are instituted. No depositions have been taken. Paper 10, 1. The parties
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`submit that termination is appropriate because the parties have settled their
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`dispute and have reached agreement to terminate all of these IPRs. Paper
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`10, 1–2. The parties represent that the settlement agreement ends all patent
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`disputes between the parties including their pending district court litigation,
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`where a notice of settlement has been filed. Paper 10, 3.
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`Upon consideration of the requests before us, we determine that
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`terminating these proceedings with respect to both Petitioners and Patent
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`Owner, at this early juncture, promotes efficiency and minimizes
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`unnecessary costs. Based on the facts of these cases, it is appropriate to
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`enter judgment terminating the proceedings without rendering a final written
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`decision. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`1 Paper and exhibit numbers refer to Case IPR2015-00745. Corresponding
`motions and settlement agreements were filed in each of the other cases.
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`IPR2015-00745
`IPR2015-00749
`IPR2015-00752
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` IPR2015-00753
`IPR2015-00755
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`Accordingly, it is:
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`IPR2015-00756
`IPR2015-00757
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`ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the following cases are
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`granted: Case IPR2015-00745; Case IPR2015-00749; Case IPR2015-00752;
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`Case IPR2015-00753; Case IPR2015-00755; Case IPR2015-00756; and
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`Case IPR2015-00757.
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the above cases are hereby terminated as
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`to all parties, including Petitioners and Patent Owner; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint requests that the
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`settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information, kept
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`separate from the patent file, and made available only to Federal
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`Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of
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`good cause, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), are
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`granted.
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` IPR2015-00753
`IPR2015-00755
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`IPR2015-00756
`IPR2015-00757
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`IPR2015-00745
`IPR2015-00749
`IPR2015-00752
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`PETITIONER:
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`Gregory Gewirtz
`ggewirtz.ipr@ldlkm.com
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`Scott McKeown
`cpdocketmckeown@oblon.com
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`Jonathan David
`jdavid.ipr@ldlkm.com
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`Robert Hander
`rhander.ipr@ldlkm.com
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`PATENT OWNER:
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`Justin Kimble
`JKimble-IPR@bcpc-law.com
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