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`Sent:
`To:
`Cc:
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`Subject:
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`Vignone, Maria <Maria.Vignone@USPTO.GOV> on behalf of Trials
`<Trials@USPTO.GOV>
`Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:16 AM
`Wantland, Megan; Trials
`Ferguson, Brian; Desai, Anish; ZackZhao@dow.com; CPendleton@dow.com;
`nozomi.yokozawa@idemitsu.com; yoshikazu.tanaka@idemitsu.com;
`sbovino@outlook.com; rkelly@oblon.com; GQuillin@foley.com
`RE: IPR2015-00796 and IPR2015-00797 - Request for Authorization to Terminate Based
`Upon Settlement
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`Counsel:
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`The parties are authorized to file a joint motion to dismiss the above referenced IPRs within two weeks of the
`date of this communication.
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`The Joint Motion To Dismiss should reference this authorization. The Joint Motion To Dismiss must include a
`brief statement explaining why dismissal is appropriate, and update the Board concerning the status of any
`litigation or proceeding, including, but not limited to proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
`involving the subject patents.
`
`With respect to having the settlement agreement treated as business confidential under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c),
`the parties must file the confidential settlement electronically in the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS)
`as an exhibit in accordance with the instructions provided on the Board’s website (uploading as “Parties and
`Board Only”). The parties are directed to FAQ G2 on the Board’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/bpai/prps.jsp for instructions on how to file their settlement agreement as
`confidential.
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`Thank you,
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`Maria Vignone
`Paralegal Operations Manager
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`571‐272‐4645
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`
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`From: Wantland, Megan [mailto:Megan.Wantland@weil.com]
`Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 12:47 PM
`To: Trials
`Cc: Ferguson, Brian; Desai, Anish; ZackZhao@dow.com; CPendleton@dow.com; nozomi.yokozawa@idemitsu.com;
`yoshikazu.tanaka@idemitsu.com; sbovino@outlook.com; rkelly@oblon.com; GQuillin@foley.com
`Subject: IPR2015-00796 and IPR2015-00797 - Request for Authorization to Terminate Based Upon Settlement
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`Dear Sir or Madam,
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`On behalf of both the petitioner Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Korea, Ltd. and patent owner Idemitsu Kosan Co.,
`Ltd., this is a request for authorization to file joint motions to terminate the above referenced proceedings based upon a
`settlement between the parties. Pursuant to Rule 42.74, the parties seek authorization to move to terminate the
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`RHEMK-1012.001
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`proceedings and to file with the Board a copy of the settlement agreement, including a request that the settlement be
`treated as business confidential information. This request is being submitted with the permission of the patent owner’s
`counsel, copied here.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Megan H. Wantland
`Counsel for Petitioner Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Korea, Ltd.
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`Megan H. Wantland
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`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`1300 Eye Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005-3314
`megan.wantland@weil.com
`+1 202 682 7271 Direct
`+1 202 857 0940 Fax
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