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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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`SONY CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-01963
`Patent 7,752,564
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`NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`In an email dated December 21, 2017, the Board authorized Petitioner Sony
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`Corporation (“Sony”) and Patent Owner ARRIS Enterprises LLC and Real Party-
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`in-Interest ARRIS International plc (together “ARRIS”) to file the final settlement
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`agreement and a joint motion to keep the final settlement agreement confidential in
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`this IPR. As required by the Board, the parties are submitting a true copy of the
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`final settlement agreement (Exhibit 1015) along with a joint request to file the
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`final settlement agreement as business confidential information under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.74(c). This settlement agreement resolves all underlying disputes between the
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`parties, including this proceeding.
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`Accordingly, the parties respectfully request termination of this Inter Partes
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`Review for the reasons described in the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate
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`(Withdraw) Proceedings Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 filed on December 8, 2017.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Clifford A. Ulrich/
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194)
`Counsel for Petitioner
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`Date: January 3, 2018
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`ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP
`One Broadway
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Robert E. Sokohl/
`Robert E. Sokohl (Reg. No. 36,013)
`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Date: January 3, 2018
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the above-captioned NOTICE OF
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`FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT and all associated exhibits are being
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`served electronically in their entireties on January 3, 2018, upon the following
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`parties by email:
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`Robert E. Sokohl (Lead Counsel)
`Chandrika Vira (Back-up Counsel)
`Michelle K. Holoubek (Back-up counsel)
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`PTAB@skgf.com
`Rsokohl-PTAB@skgf.com
`Cvira-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Clifford A. Ulrich/
`Clifford A. Ulrich (Reg. No. 42,194)
`Counsel for Petitioner
`(culrich@andrewskurthkenyon.com)
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`Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
`One Broadway
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel: 212.425.7200
`Fax: 212.425.5288
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