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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Huawei Device Co., Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., and ZTE (USA) Inc.
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`Petitioners,
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`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
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`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2017-00443
`Patent No. 6,470,399 B1
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE
`WITH RESPECT TO HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
`PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317, 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.72 and 42.74, and the Board’s
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`authorization of August 14, 2017, Petitioner Huawei Device Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”)
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`and Patent Owner Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG (“Patent Owner” or “Papst”)
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`jointly move to terminate the present inter partes review proceeding with respect
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`to Huawei in light of Patent Owner and Huawei’s settlement of their dispute
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`regarding U.S. Patent No. 6,470,399 (“the ’399 patent”).
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`Huawei and Patent Owner are concurrently filing a true and complete copy
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`of their written Settlement Agreement (Confidential Exhibit 2005) in connection
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`with this matter as required by the statute. Huawei and Patent Owner certify that
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`there are no other agreements or understandings, oral or written, between the
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`parties, including any collateral agreements, made in connection with, or in
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`contemplation of, the termination of the present proceeding with respect to Huawei.
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`A joint request to treat the Settlement Agreement as business confidential
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`information kept separate from the file of the involved patent pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 317(b) is being filed concurrently.
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`LEGAL STANDARD
`An inter partes review proceeding “shall be terminated with respect to any
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`petitioner upon the joint request of the petitioner and the patent owner, unless the
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`Office has decided the merits of the proceeding before the request for termination
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`is filed.” 35 U.S.C. § 317(a). A joint motion to terminate generally “must (1)
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`include a brief explanation as to why termination is appropriate; (2) identify all
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`parties in any related litigation involving the patents at issue; (3) identify any
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`related proceedings currently before the Office, and (4) discuss specifically the
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`current status of each such related litigation or proceeding with respect to each
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`party to the litigation or proceeding.” Heartland Tanning, Inc. v. Sunless, Inc.,
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`IPR2014-00018, Paper No. 26, at *2 (P.T.A.B. July 28, 2014).
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`ARGUMENT
`Termination of the present inter partes review proceeding with respect to
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`Huawei is appropriate because (1) Huawei and Patent Owner have settled their
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`dispute regarding the ’399 patent and have agreed to terminate the proceeding with
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`respect to Huawei, (2) the Office has not yet decided the merits of the proceeding,
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`(3) the proceeding is expected to continue with Petitioners LG Electronics, Inc. and
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`ZTE (USA) Inc., and (4) public policy favors the termination.
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`First, the Settlement Agreement completely resolves the controversy
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`between Patent Owner and Huawei relating to the ’399 patent. Huawei
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`Technologies Co, Ltd. and Huawei Technologies USA, Inc., which are two of the
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`real parties in interest in the present proceeding, were named defendants in Papst
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`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG v. Apple Inc., No. 6:15-cv-1095-RWS (E.D. Tex) and
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`the consolidated case Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG v. Huawei Technologies
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`Co., Ltd., No. 6:15-cv-1115-RWS (E.D. Tex.). On August 11, 2017, the district
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`courted entered orders in both cases dismissing all claims against the Huawei
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`entities and all counterclaims by the Huawei entities with prejudice.
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`Second, the Office has not decided the merits of the proceeding. Although
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`the Board has instituted trial (Paper 7), the proceeding is still in a relatively early
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`stage. Patent Owner has not yet filed its Response to the Petition.
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`Third, Huawei filed the Petition jointly with LG Electronics, Inc. and ZTE
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`(USA) Inc. LG and ZTE are not parties to the Settlement Agreement and the
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`parties have not requested that the proceeding be terminated with respect to either
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`LG or ZTE. This termination will not impact petitioners LG and ZTE and the
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`proceeding is therefore expected to continue with LG and ZTE as petitioners.
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`Fourth, public policy favors the termination. As recognized by the rules of
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`practice before the Board:
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`There are strong public policy reasons to favor settlement
`between the parties to a proceeding. The Board will be
`available to facilitate settlement discussions, and where
`appropriate, may require a settlement discussion as part
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`of the proceeding. The Board expects that a proceeding
`will terminate after the filing of a settlement agreement,
`unless the Board has already decided the merits of the
`proceeding.
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`Patent Office Trial Practice Guide, Fed. Register, Vol. 77, No. 157 at 48768 (Aug.
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`14, 2012). Moreover, no public interest or other factors militate against
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`termination of this proceeding with respect to Huawei.
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`As to the remaining Heartland Tanning requirements, Exhibit A identifies
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`each district court litigation that involves the ’399 patent or any related patents and
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`discusses the current status of these related litigations. Exhibit B identifies all
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`petitions for Inter Partes Review that have been filed against the ’399 patent or
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`any related patent and discusses the status of each.
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`CONCLUSION
`For the foregoing reasons, Huawei and Patent Owner jointly and respectfully
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`request that the instant proceeding be terminated with respect to Huawei.
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`Date: August 21, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /s/ David A. Garr
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`David A. Garr
`Registration No. 74,932
`Gregory S. Discher
`Registration No. 42,488
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One City Center
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`Attorneys for Petitioner Huawei Device
`Co., Ltd.
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`By: /s/ Gregory S. Donahue
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`Gregory S. Donahue
`Registration No. 47,531
`DiNovo Price Ellwanger LLP
`7000 North MoPac Expressway
`Suite 350
`Austin, TX 78731
`(512) 539-2626
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`Anthony L. Meola
`Registration No. 44,936
`Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP
`2500 Westchester Avenue, Suite 210
`Purchase, NY 10577
`(914) 825-1039
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`Jason A. Murphy
`Registration No. 63,423
`Victor J. Baranowski
`Registration No. 64,998
`Arlen L. Olsen
`Registration No. 37,543
`Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts, LLP
`22 Century Hill Drive, Suite 302
`Latham, NY 12110
`(518) 220-1850
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`Terminated
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`Pending/Stayed
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`Terminated
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`Exhibit A
`Status of Litigation Involving U.S. Patent No. 6,470,399 or Related Patents
`Case Caption
`Status
`In Re Papst Licensing Digital Camera Patent Litigation, MDL
`Pending
`No. 1880 (Misc. Action No. 07-493) relating to Nos. 07-cv-
`1118, 07-cv-1222, 07-cv-2086, 07-cv-2088, 08-cv-865, 08-cv-
`985, 08-cv-1406, and 09-cv-530
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. HP, Inc., Case No. 3:16-
`cv-00575 (N.D. Cal.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Apple, Inc., Case No.
`6:15-cv-01095 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Huawei Technologies
`Co., Ltd. et al., Case No. 6:15-cv-01115 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Lenovo (United States),
`Inc. et al., Case. No. 6:15-cv-01111 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. LG Electronics, Inc. et
`al., Case No. 6:15-cv-01099 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Samsung Electronics Co.
`Ltd. et al., Case No. 6:15-cv-01102 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. ZTE Corporation et al.,
`Case. No. 6:15-cv-01100 (E.D. Tex.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Canon, Inc. et al., Case
`No. 1:15-cv-01692 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Fujifilm Corporation, et
`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01693 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. JVCKENWOOD
`Corporation et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01747 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Nikon Corporation, et
`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01748 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Olympus Corporation, et
`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01749 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Panasonic Corporation,
`et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-01750 (D.D.C.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Canon, Inc., et al., Case
`No. 1:15-cv-00495 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Fujifilm Corporation, et
`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00496 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. HP, Inc., Case No. 1:15-
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`Terminated
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`cv-00497 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. JVCKENWOOD
`Corporation, et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00498 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Nikon Corporation, et al.,
`Case No. 1:15-cv-00499 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Olympus Corporation, et
`al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00500 (D. Del.)
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co., KG v. Panasonic Corporation,
`et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-00501 (D. Del.)
`Hewlett-Packard Company v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co.
`KG, Case. No. 3:15-cv-02101 (N.D. Cal.)
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Pending
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`Terminated
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`Exhibit B
`Status of Petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,470,399 or
`Related Patents
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`Status
`Patent
`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
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`8,966,144
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`8,504,746
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`Institution
`Denied
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`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
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`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
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`Caption
`No.
`IPR2016-01199 Fujifilm Corporation et al. v. Papst
`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01200 Fujifilm Corporation et al. v. Papst
`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01202 Canon Inc., Canon USA Inc., and
`Canon Financial Services, Inc. v.
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01206 Canon Inc., Canon USA Inc., and
`Canon Financial Services, Inc. v.
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01211 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01212 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
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`1
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`
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`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01213 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01214 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01216 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`2
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`IPR2017-00443
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`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
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`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
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`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
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`IPR2017-00443
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`8,966,144
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`Institution
`Denied
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`8,504,746
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`Institution
`Denied
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`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01222 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01223 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`3
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`
`
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01224 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01225 Canon Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
`Canon Financial Services, Inc.,
`Fujifilm Corporation, Fujifilm
`Holdings America Corporation,
`Fujifilm North America
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood
`Corporation, JVC Kenwood USA
`Corporation, Nikon Corporation,
`Nikon Inc., Olympus Corporation,
`Olympus America Inc., Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic
`Corporation of North America,
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2016-01839 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01840 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01841 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
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`IPR2016-01733
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`IPR2017-00443
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`8,504,746
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`Institution
`Denied
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`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
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`9,189,437 Trial
`Instituted
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`9,189,437
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`6,470,399 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
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`9,189,437
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`
`
`IPR2016-01842 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01843 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01844 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01849 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01860 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01862 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01863 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2016-01864 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2017-00154 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2017-00156 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2017-00158 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2017-00415 Huawei Device Co., Ltd., LG
`Electronics, Inc., and ZTE (USA)
`Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH &
`Co. KG
`IPR2017-00443 Huawei Device Co., Ltd., LG
`Electronics, Inc., and ZTE (USA)
`Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH &
`Co. KG
`IPR2017-00448 Huawei Device Co., Ltd., LG
`Electronics, Inc., and ZTE (USA)
`Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH &
`Co. KG
`IPR2017-00449 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. v.
`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2017-00670 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`LG Electronics, Inc. v. Papst
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`IPR2017-00672
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`5
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`IPR2017-00443
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`6,470,399
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`9,189,437
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`8,966,144
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`8,504,746
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`9,189,437 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
`8,966,144 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
`6,470,399 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
`6,895,449 Trial
`Instituted
`
`8,966,144
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`9,189,437
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`8,504,746
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`6,470,399 Trial
`Instituted
`
`6,895,449
`
`Institution
`Denied
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`8,504,746
`
`Institution
`Denied
`8,966,144 Terminated
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`8,966,144 Terminated
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`
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`IPR2017-00678
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`IPR2017-00711
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`IPR2017-00712
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`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`LG Electronics, Inc. v. Papst
`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2017-00679 Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH
`& Co. KG
`IPR2017-00710 Huawei Device Co. Ltd. v. Papst
`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`ZTE (USA) Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
`ZTE (USA) Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
`ZTE (USA) Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
`ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE
`Corporation v. Papst Licensing
`GmbG & Co. KG
`LG Electronics, Inc. v. Papst
`Licensing GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2017-01617 Olympus Corporation and Olympus
`American Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2017-01682 Olympus Corporation and Olympus
`America Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
`IPR2017-01808 Olympus Corporation, Olympus
`America Inc., Samsung Electronics
`Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics
`America, Inc. v. Papst Licensing
`GmbH & Co. KG
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`IPR2017-00713
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`IPR2017-00714
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`IPR2017-01038
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`IPR2017-00443
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`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
`8,966,144 Terminated
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`9,189,437
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`8,966,144
`
`8,504,746 Trial
`Instituted
`Institution
`Denied
`Institution
`Denied
`6,895,449 Trial
`Instituted
`6,470,399 Trial
`Instituted
`
`9,189,437 Trial
`Instituted
`6,895,449 Pending
`Institution
`Decision
`6,470,399 Pending
`Institution
`Decision
`6,470,399 Pending
`Institution
`Decision
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`6
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