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` Paper 14
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` Entered: January 7, 2016
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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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`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KAI
`MOTORS CORPORATION and KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PAICE LLC & THE ABELL FOUNDATION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2016-00246 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00247 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00248 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00249 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00251 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00250 (Patent 8,214,097 B2)
` IPR2016-00272 (Patent 7,104,347 B2) 1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
`CARL M. DEFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`1 This Order applies to each of the above-listed cases. Although we issue one order
`to be docketed in each case, the parties are not authorized to use this caption for
`any subsequent papers.
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`IPR2016-00246 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00247 (Patent 7,237,634 B2);
`IPR2016-00248 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00249 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00251 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00250 (Patent 8,214,097 B2);
`IPR2016-00272 (Patent 7,104,347 B2)
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`JUDGMENT
`Termination of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.73
`On December 14, 2015, the parties informed the Board that the parties had
`settled the above-identified proceedings and that the parties sought authorization to
`file a joint motion to terminate each proceeding. On December 22, 2015, and
`pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, the parties filed a joint motion
`to terminate each of the above-identified proceedings. Paper 11.2 The parties also
`filed, in each proceeding, a joint request 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 12. In each joint motion, the parties represent that the settlement
`agreement filed is a true copy and resolves all disputes between the parties.
`Each of these proceedings is in an early stage and no decision whether to
`institute inter partes review has been made. Based on the facts of these cases, it is
`appropriate to terminate the proceedings. Therefore, the joint motions to terminate
`the proceedings are granted.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the proceedings are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint requests that the settlement
`agreements be treated as business confidential information, to be kept separate
`from the patent file are granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motions for Joinder filed in each of
`the proceedings are dismissed.
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`2 Citations are to IPR2016-00246.
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`IPR2016-00246 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00247 (Patent 7,237,634 B2);
`IPR2016-00248 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00249 (Patent 7,237,634 B2)
`IPR2016-00251 (Patent 7,237,634 B2); IPR2016-00250 (Patent 8,214,097 B2);
`IPR2016-00272 (Patent 7,104,347 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Joseph J. Richetti
`Kevin E. Paganini
`BRYAN CAVE LLP
`joe.richetti@bryancave.com
`kevin.paganini@bryancave.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Timothy W. Riffe
`Keven E. Greene
`Ruffin B. Cordell
`Linda L. Kordziel
`Brian J. Livedalen
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`riffe@fr.com
`PTABInbound@fr.com
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