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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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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00798
`Patent 6,886,956
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), Petitioner and Patent Owner jointly request
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`termination of this inter partes review, which is directed at U.S. Patent No.
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`6,886,956.
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`Termination of this review is appropriate because the parties have settled
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`their dispute and have reached an agreement to, among other things, terminate this
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`review. Ex. 1016, Settlement Agreement (submitted as business confidential
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`information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c)). The
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`petition for review was filed on February 25, 2015. The Board has not entered a
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`decision regarding institution. “Generally, the Board expects that a proceeding
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`will terminate after the filing of a settlement agreement.” Oracle Corp. v. Cmty.
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`United IP, LLC, CBM2013-00015, Paper 13 (July 25, 2013) (citing Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48765–66 (Aug. 14, 2012)).
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`A true copy of the parties’ written settlement agreement is being filed as an
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`exhibit contemporaneously with this joint motion to terminate. The settlement
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`agreement has been filed for access by the “Parties and Board Only.” The parties
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`desire that the settlement agreement be maintained as business confidential
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`information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), and a separate
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`joint request for such is being filed contemporaneously.
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`The filing of this joint motion was authorized by the Board during a
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`telephone conference on May 15, 2015. Pursuant to the Board’s request during the
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`May 15, 2015 conference call, a copy of the order dismissing the related U.S.
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`District Court litigation between the parties concerning this patent is submitted
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`herewith as Exhibit 1017.
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`Dated: May 20, 2015
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`By: /Michael J. Lennon/
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562)
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194)
`Michelle Carniaux (Reg. No. 36,098)
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212.425.7200
`Fax: 212.425.5288
`Email: ptab@kenyon.com
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`By: /George W. Webb III/
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`George W. Webb III (Reg. 60,737)
`gwebb@azalaw.com
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`AHMAD, ZAVITSANOS, ANAIPAKOS,
`ALAVI & MENSING, P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 3460
`Houston, TX 77010
`Telephone: 713-655-1101
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
`Innovative Display Technologies LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The foregoing Joint Motion to Terminate Inter Partes Review was served on
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`May 20, 2015, via electronic mail upon the following:
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`George W. Webb III
`gwebb@azalaw.com
`Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 3460
`Houston, TX 77010
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`Michael J. Lennon (Reg. No. 26,562) Lead Counsel
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194) Backup Counsel
`Michelle Carniaux (Reg. No. 36,098) Backup Counsel
`Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212.425.7200
`Fax: 212.425.5288
`Email: ptab@kenyon.com
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`/Michael J. Lennon/
`Michael J. Lennon, Lead Counsel for VWGoA
`Reg. No. 26,562
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