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`PATENT NO. 8,155,342
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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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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY LTD.,
`HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING
`ALABAMA, LLC, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KIA MOTORS AMERICA,
`INC., KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC., NISSAN NORTH
`AMERICA, INC., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., and AMERICAN HONDA
`MOTOR CO., INC.,
`Petitioner
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`BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Patent No. 8,155,342
`Issue Date: April 10, 2012
`Title: MULTIMEDIA DEVICE INTEGRATION SYSTEM
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`TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AND BLITZSAFE TEXAS, LLC’S
`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO 35
`U.S.C. § 317 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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`Case No. IPR2016-004181
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`1 Cases IPR2016-01533, IPR2016-01557, and IPR2016-01560 have been joined
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317, 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, and the email from the
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`Patent Trial and Appeal Board on January 30, 2017, authorizing filing of the
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`present motion, Petitioner Toyota Motor Corporation and Patent Owner Blitzsafe
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`Texas, LLC (the “Parties”) jointly request termination of the inter partes review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,155,342, Case No. IPR2016-00418, without prejudice to either
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`1. Termination as to the Patent Owner and Petitioner is Appropriate
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`The Parties have settled their dispute and have agreed to request termination
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`of this inter partes review proceeding. More specifically, the Parties have settled
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`and dismissed their related district court litigation (Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Toyota
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`Motor Corporation et al., Civ. A. No. 2:15-cv-01277-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex.)
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`(Motion to dismiss to be filed concurrently with this motion)) and have also agreed
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,489,786, Case No. IPR2016-00421.
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`Toyota was the original filer of IPR2016-00418, and joinder was granted as
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`to the Honda entities (IPR2016-01533); the Hyundai/Kia entities (IPR2016-
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`01557); and the Nissan entities (IPR2016-01560). Each of Honda, Hyunda, and
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`Nissan have also submitted joint requests with Patent Owner to terminate their
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`respective proceedings, and the Board authorized the filing of those motions on
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`February 8, 2017, January 31, 2017, and February 2, 2017. Patent Owner expects
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`that each of those motions to terminate will be filed within the coming days.
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`2. Treatment of Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), the Parties’ settlement agreement has been
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`made in writing and a true and correct copy of the settlement agreement is being
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`filed concurrently with the present motion as Exhibit 2013.
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`The Parties hereby jointly request that the settlement agreement be treated as
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`business confidential information and be kept separate from the files of the above
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`captioned IPR pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`3. Conclusion
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`For the foregoing reasons, the Parties jointly and respectfully request
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`termination of the present proceeding, Case No. IPR2016-00418, without prejudice
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`to either Party.
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`Dated February 16, 2017
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`Alfred R. Fabricant
`Admitted Pro Hac Vice
`Backup Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
`Fax: 212-209-4801
`Email: afabricant@brownrudnick.com
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`/s/Peter Lambrianakos /
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`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
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`Tel: 212-209-4800
`Fax: 212-209-4801
`Email: plambrianakos@brownrudnick.com
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`Description
`Settlement and License Agreement (Blitzsafe - Toyota)
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4) & 42.105(b)
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`A copy of Toyota Motor Corporation and Blitzsafe Texas, LLC’s Joint
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`Motion to Terminate Proceeding Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.74 and Exhibit 2014 on Petitioner at the correspondence of the Petitioner as
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`SUGHRUE MION PLLC
`c/o William Mandir
`2100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
`Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20037
`toyota@sughrue.com
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`February 16, 2017
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`By:
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`Peter Lambrianakos (Reg. No. 58,279)
`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`Brown Rudnick LLP
`7 Times Square
`New York, NY 10036
`Tel: 212-209-4800
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