`U.S. Patent 7,490,037
`Filed on behalf of Digital Audio Encoding Technologies, LLC
`By:
`Timothy Devlin
`tdevlin@thedevlinlawfirm.com
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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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`UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
`Petitioner
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`DIGITAL AUDIO ENCODING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`IPR2016-01710
`U.S. Patent 7,490,037
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`PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR ADVERSE JUDGMENT
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)
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`IPR2016-01710
`U.S. Patent 7,490,037
`to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b), Digital Audio Encoding
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`Pursuant
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`Technologies, LLC (“DAE”) requests entry of adverse judgment in the Inter
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`Partes Review of U.S. Patent in IPR2016-01710. Petitioner Unified Patents
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`Inc. (“Unified”) does not oppose.
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`A party may request entry of adverse judgment against itself at any
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`time during a proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). Actions construed to be a
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`request for adverse judgment include cancelation of patent claims such that a
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`party has no remaining claim in the trial. Id. Patent Owner requests to cancel
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`all claims of the ’037 patent due to a break in continuity caused by the
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`failure to pay an extension fee. This request to cancel all claims of the ’037
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`patent leaves no claim remaining for trial. Accordingly, entry of judgment
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`against Patent Owner pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) is appropriate.
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`On December 13, 2016, the Parties informed the Board that the claims
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`are invalid and requested authorization to file a joint motion for adverse
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`judgment in the proceeding with respect to both the Patent Owner and the
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`Petitioner.
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`As set forth in an e-mail dated December 14, 2016, the Board
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`authorized the filing of a motion to expunge, recognizing that the Patent
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`Owner does not need permission to file a request for adverse judgment.
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`Accordingly, Patent Owner requests adverse judgment of the present
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`IPR2016-01710
`U.S. Patent 7,490,037
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`proceeding.
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`Public policy favors terminating the present inter partes review
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`proceeding. Ending this IPR early promotes the Congressional goal of
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`establishing a more efficient patent system by limiting unnecessary and
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`counterproductive costs. See Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review
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`Proceedings, Post-Grant Review Proceedings, and Transitional Program for
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`Covered Business Method Patents, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,680 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`Permitting termination as to all parties provides certainty and fosters an
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`environment that promotes a timely, cost-effective alternative to litigation.
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`Date: December 21, 2016
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`Timothy Devlin, Reg. No. 41,706
`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
`1306 N. Broom Street, 1st Floor
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`tdevlin@devlinlawfirm.com
`Phone: (302) 449-9010
`Facsimile: (302) 353-4251
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
` Digital Audio Encoding
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`IPR2016-01710
`U.S. Patent 7,490,037
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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` The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the Patent Owner’s
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`Request for Adverse Judgment was served on December 21, 2016, via
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`electronic mail directed to the attorney of record for the patent at the
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`following address: jonathan@unifiedpatents.com. Petitioner has consented
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`to electronic service.
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`Date: December 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ Timothy Devlin
`Timothy Devlin, Reg. No. 41,706