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`Paper 18
`Entered: October 18, 2018
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`HULU, LLC, AMAZON.COM, INC., and NETFLIX, INC.,
`Petitioners
`v.
`
`REALTIME ADAPTIVE STREAMING LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`___________
`
`Case IPR2018-01169 Patent 8,934,5351
`Case IPR2018-01170 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01187 Patent 9,769,477
`Case IPR2018-01189 Patent RE46,777
`Case IPR2018-01227 Patent 9,578,298
`____________
`
`
`
`Before, GEORGIANNA W. BRADEN, GREGG I. ANDERSON, KEVIN
`W. CHERRY, GARTH D. BAER, NABEEL U. KHAN, and
`KAMRAN JIVANI, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ANDERSON, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`DECISION
`Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding as to Hulu and Amazon.com
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
`
`
`
`
`
`
`1 The parties are not authorized to use this caption.
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01169 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01170 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01187 Patent 9,769,477
`Case IPR2018-01189 Patent RE46,777
`Case IPR2018-01227 Patent 9,578,298
`
`
`INTRODUCTION
`In an email dated September 26, 2018, Petitioners Hulu and
`Amazon.com requested authorization to file Joint Motions to Terminate
`Inter Partes Reviews as to Hulu, LLC and Amazon.com, Inc. (Motions) from
`the captioned IPRs.2 Ex. 3001. In the 1169, 1170, 1187, 1189, and 1227
`IPRs, Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix are petitioners. Hulu, Amazon, and Patent
`Owner Realtime request termination of the IPRs with respect to Hulu and
`Amazon, Petitioner Netflix will remain as a petitioner in the 1169, 1170,
`1187, 1189, and 1227 IPRs. Id.
`On September 29, 2018, we authorized the filing of the Motions. Ex.
`3001. On October 3, 2018, Hulu, Amazon.com, and Realtime filed the
`Motions. 1169 IPR, Paper 14; 1170 IPR, Paper 10; 1187 IPR, Paper 10;
`1189 IPR, Paper 10; 1227 IPR, Paper 9. Concurrent with the filing of the
`Motions, separate true copies of RELEASE TERMS agreements were filed
`respectively for Hulu and Amazon.com. Ex. 2001, 2002.3
`Also concurrent with the filing of the Motions, Joint Requests to Keep
`Separate Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (Requests)
`were filed by Amazon and Realtime directed to Exhibit 2002. 1169 IPR,
`Paper 13; 1170 IPR, Paper 9; 1187 IPR, Paper 9; 1189 IPR, Paper 9; 1227
`IPR, Paper 8. Hulu and Realtime filed a similar request directed to Exhibit
`
`
`2 Respectively the 1169 IPR, 1170 IPR, 1187 IPR, 1189 IPR, and 1227 IPR.
`3 The exhibit numbers are the same for all of the IPRs.
`
`2
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01169 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01170 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01187 Patent 9,769,477
`Case IPR2018-01189 Patent RE46,777
`Case IPR2018-01227 Patent 9,578,298
`
`2001. 1169 IPR, Paper 15; 1170 IPR, Paper 11; 1187 IPR, Paper 11; 1189
`IPR, Paper 11; 1227 IPR, Paper 10.
`We have not instituted trial in any of the IPRs. Under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 317(a), “[a]n inter partes review instituted under this chapter shall be
`terminated with respect to any petitioner upon the joint request of the
`petitioner and patent owner, unless the Office has decided the merits of the
`proceeding before the request for termination is filed.” The grant of the
`motion to terminate will not result in the termination of the IPRs, because
`Netflix remains a Petitioner. The parties are reminded that the Board is not a
`party to the settlements, and may identify independently any question of
`patentability. 37 C.F.R § 42.74(a).
`Generally, however, the Board expects that a proceeding will
`terminate as to settling parties after the filing of a settlement agreement.
`See, e.g., Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768
`(Aug. 14, 2012). The Board is persuaded that, under these circumstances, it
`is appropriate to terminate this proceeding only as to Hulu and Amazon.com.
`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
`
`ORDER
`
`Accordingly, it is:
`ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the 1169, 1170, 1187,
`1189, and 1227 IPR the proceedings with respect to Hulu and Amazon.com
`are GRANTED, and the proceedings are terminated only as to Hulu and
`Amazon.com;
`
`3
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`

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`Case IPR2018-01169 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01170 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01187 Patent 9,769,477
`Case IPR2018-01189 Patent RE46,777
`Case IPR2018-01227 Patent 9,578,298
`
`FURTHER ORDERED that Amazon and Realtime’s joint requests to
`keep separate Exhibit 2002 of the 1169, 1170, 1187, 1189, and 1227 IPRs
`are GRANTED and Hulu and Realtime’s joint requests to keep separate
`Exhibit 2001 of the 1169, 1170, 1187, 1189, and 1227 IPRs are GRANTED,
`and the specified exhibits shall be: (i) treated as business confidential
`information; (ii) kept separate from the files of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,934,535;
`9,769,477; RE46,777; and 9,578,298; (iii) kept confidential from any third
`party (including from the non-settling Petitioner Netflix); (iv) filed as
`“BOARD ONLY”; and (v) made available only to Federal Government
`agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause,
`under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c); and
`FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Decision with be filed in
`each of the 1169, 1170, 1187, 1189, and 1227 IPRs.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`4
`
`

`

`Case IPR2018-01169 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01170 Patent 8,934,535
`Case IPR2018-01187 Patent 9,769,477
`Case IPR2018-01189 Patent RE46,777
`Case IPR2018-01227 Patent 9,578,298
`
`PETITIONERS
`Harper Batts
`Eliot Williams
`Jennifer Nall
`Christopher Ponder
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`harper.batts@bakerbotts.com
`eliot.williams@bakerbotts.com
`jennifer.nall@bakerbotts.com
`cponder@sheppardmullin.com
`
`
`
`PATENT OWNER:
`Neil A. Rubin
`Kent Shum
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`nrubin@raklaw.com
`kshum@raklaw.com
`
`5
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