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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`WAVES AUDIO, LTD.
`Petitioner
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`ANDREA ELECTRONICS
`CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case: IPR2016-00474
`U.S. Patent No. 6,049,607
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`PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING
`PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), Petitioner, Waves Audio, Ltd.
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`(“Waves”) and Patent Owner, Andrea Electronics Corp. (“Andrea”), jointly
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`request termination of this inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 6,049,607,
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`Case No. IPR2016-00474.
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`I.
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`Termination of This Proceeding Is Appropriate
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`Termination of this proceeding by the PTAB is appropriate. This case
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`is still in the preliminary proceeding stage, the inter partes review trial has
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`not yet been instituted, and no motions or petitions are outstanding in this
`case. Termination with respect to Petitioner is proper under 35 U.S.C. §
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`317(a) because the parties are jointly requesting termination and the Office
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`has not yet “decided the merits of the proceeding before the request for
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`termination is filed.” Further, on March 3, 2016], Waves and Andrea entered
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`into a Settlement Agreement (a true copy of which is filed concurrently as
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`Ex. 20011). Thus, termination of this proceeding is appropriate because (i)
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`the case is in the preliminary proceeding stage, (ii) the parties have settled
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`their dispute, and (iii) the parties have agreed to jointly move to terminate this
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`inter partes review proceeding.
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`II.
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`Status of Related Matters
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`Andrea has asserted the ‘607 Patent against multiple companies in
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`the Eastern District of New York and the International Trade Commission
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`(“ITC”). The ITC Investigation, Certain Audio Processing Hardware and
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`Software and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-949, filed on
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`February 9, 2015, against Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Acer Inc., Acer
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`America Corp., ASUS Computer International, ASUSTeK Computer Inc.,
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`Dell Inc., Hewlett Packard Co, Lenovo Holding Co., Inc., Lenovo (United
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`States) Inc., Toshiba Corp., and Toshiba America Information Systems,
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`Inc., is currently pending.
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`The following cases were filed on July 25, 2014, all of which are
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`stayed pending the resolution of the ITC Investigation.
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`• Andrea Electronics Corporation v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al, 2:14-cv-
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`04489
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`• Andrea Electronics Corporation v. Toshiba Corporation et al, 2:14-cv-
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`04492
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`The following cases asserting the ’607 Patent were filed on January 14,
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`2015 and are also stayed pending the resolution of the ITC Investigation.
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`• Andrea Electronics Corporation v. Dell Inc., 2:15-cv-00209
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`• Andrea Electronics Corporation v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. et al,
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`2:15-cv-00214
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`III. Settlement Agreement
`As required by 35 U.S.C. § 317(b), a true and correct copy of the
`Settlement Agreement is being filed with the Patent Office. The parties
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`desire that the Settlement Agreement be maintained as business confidential
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`information under 37 C.F.R. §42.74(c) and a separate joint request to that
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`effect is being filed on this date. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), no
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`estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e) shall attach to Waves because Waves and
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`Andrea jointly request termination.
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`Therefore,
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`the parties respectfully request
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`termination of
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`this
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`proceeding.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` Date: March 8, 2016 By: / George S. Haight IV /
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`George S. Haight IV, Reg. No. 54,146,
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5165 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
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`Andy H. Chan, Reg. No. 56,893
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`333 Twin Dolphin Drive
`Suite 400
`Redwood City, CA 94065
`(650) 802-3602 (telephone)
`(650) 802-3650 (facsimile)
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`Counsel for Andrea Electronics
`Corporation
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`Date: March 8, 2016 By:
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`/ J. Scott Denko /
`J. Scott Denko (Reg. No. 37,606)
`Patrick Stellitano (Reg. No. 42,169)
`DENKO LAUFF LLP
`3811 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 204
`Austin, Texas 78746
`Telephone: (512) 906-2074
`Facsimile: (512) 906-2075
`denko@dcllegal.com
`Waves-Andrea-ITC@dcllegal.com
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`Counsel for Waves Audio Ltd.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies service of
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`PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING PURSUANT
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`TO 35 U.S.C. § 317 on the Parties by filing this document through the Patent
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`Review Processing System as well as delivering a copy via electronic mail to the
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`denko@dcllegal.com
`Waves-Andrea-ITC@dcllegal.com
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`chana@pepperlaw.com
`haightg@pepperlaw.com
`lil@pepperlaw.com
`schultz@pepperlaw.com
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`following address:
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`J. Scott Denko (Reg. No. 37,606)
`Patrick Stellitano (Reg. No. 42,169)
`DENKO LAUFF LLP
`3811 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 204
`Austin, Texas 78746
`Telephone: (512) 906-2074
`Facsimile: (512) 906-2075
`Counsel for Waves Audio Ltd.
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`Andy H. Chan
`George S. Haight
`Yue (Lily) Li
`Andrew Schultz
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`333 Twin Dolphin Drive
`Suite 400
`Redwood City, CA 94065
`(650) 802-3602 (telephone)
`(650) 802-3650 (facsimile)
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ George S. Haight IV /
`George S. Haight IV, Reg. No. 54,146,
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`125 High Street
`19th Floor High Street Tower
`Boston, MA 02110
`(617) 204-5165 (telephone)
`(617) 204-5150 (facsimile)
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` Date: March 8, 2016 By:
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`Date: March 8, 2016 By:
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`Andy H. Chan, Reg. No. 56,893
`Pepper Hamilton LLP
`333 Twin Dolphin Drive
`Suite 400
`Redwood City, CA 94065
`(650) 802-3602 (telephone)
`(650) 802-3650 (facsimile)
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`Counsel for Andrea Electronics
`Corporation
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`/ J. Scott Denko /
`J. Scott Denko (Reg. No. 37,606)
`Patrick Stellitano (Reg. No. 42,169)
`DENKO LAUFF LLP
`3811 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 204
`Austin, Texas 78746
`Telephone: (512) 906-2074
`Facsimile: (512) 906-2075
`denko@dcllegal.com
`Waves-Andrea-ITC@dcllegal.com
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`Counsel for Waves Audio Ltd.