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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`___________________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`___________________
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`AT&T SERVICES, INC. and DIRECTV, LLC,1
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`BROADBAND iTV, INC.,
`Patent Owner
`___________________
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`Case IPR2020-01267
`U.S. Patent No. 10,028,026 B2
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE INTER PARTES REVIEW
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`1 AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC filed a motion for joinder and a
`petition in Case IPR2021-00556, which were granted, and, therefore, have been
`joined as petitioners in this proceeding.
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED .................................................. 1
`STATEMENT OF FACTS .......................................................................... 1
`A.
`Status of All Related Litigations ...................................................... 2
` ARGUMENT............................................................................................... 3
`A.
`The Board should terminate this IPR. .............................................. 3
`B.
`Written Settlement Agreement ......................................................... 4
` CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 5
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`PATENT OWNER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST
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`2001
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`2002
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`2003
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Complaint for Patent Infringement, Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH
`Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.),
`December 19, 2019.
`Transcript of Telephonic Discovery Hearing Before the Honorable
`Alan D. Albright, Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC,
`Case No. 6:19-cv-00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.), August 31, 2020.
`“The last thing anyone should think about WDTX is that it is patent
`plaintiff friendly, says Albright,” (IAM, Apr. 7, 2020),
`https://www.iam-media.com/law-policy/albright-the-last-thing-
`anyone-should-think-about-venue-it-plaintiff-friendly (accessed
`Sept. 14, 2020).
`Order Denying Motion to Stay Case, Continental Intermodal
`Group-Trucking, LLC v. Sand Revolution, LLC, Case No. 7:18-cv-
`00147 (W.D. Tex.), July 22, 2020.
`Order Denying Motion to Stay Case, Kerr Machine Co. v. Vulcan
`Indus. Holdings, LLC., Case No. 6:20-cv-00200 (W.D. Tex.),
`August 18, 2020.
`Divisional Standing Order Regarding Trials in Waco, U.S. District
`Court for the Western District of Texas, August 18, 2020.
`Divisional Standing Order Regarding Trials in Waco, U.S. District
`Court for the Western District of Texas, September 23, 2020.
`Divisional Standing Order Regarding Trials in Waco, U.S. District
`Court for the Western District of Texas, March 24, 2020.
`Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Cases, Broadband iTV, Inc.
`v. DISH Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-00712 (W.D. Tex.), April
`15, 2020.
`Minute Entry for Proceedings held before Judge Alan D. Albright,
`Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-
`00716 (W.D. Tex.), August 31, 2020.
`“Roku Tells WDTX Patent Jury Its Tech's Web Access Is Key”
`Law360, October 5, 2020,
`https://www.law360.com/articles/1302893/print?section=ip
`(accessed October 20, 2020).
`Order Denying Motion to Dismiss, Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH
`Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.), July
`25, 2020.
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`2004
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`2019
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`2020
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Dish Network LLC’s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions,
`Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-
`00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.), June 25, 2020.
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Defendants’ Opening Claim Construction Brief, Broadband iTV,
`Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-716, U.S. District
`Court for the Western District of Texas, dated September 10, 2020.
`Intentionally Left Blank
`U.S. Patent Appl. Publ. No. 2002/00104099 to Novak (“Novak”)
`“Roku Beats $41M Infringement Claim In Texas Trial” Law360,
`October 14, 2020,
`https://www.law360.com/articles/1319005/print?section=ip
`(accessed October 21, 2020).
`“3 Things To Know After Busy WDTX Patent Judge's 1st Trial”
`Law360, October 16, 2020,
`https://www.law360.com/articles/1320360/print?section=ip
`(accessed October 21, 2020).
`Transcript of Telephonic Discovery Hearing Before the Honorable
`Alan D. Albright, Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC,
`Case No. 6:19-cv-00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.), March 26, 2020.
`Intentionally Left Blank
`BBiTV Court’s Claim Constructions Final At Hearing 11/13/20,
`Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC, Case No. 6:19-cv-716,
`U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, dated
`November 13, 2020.
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Teleconference Transcript, November 25, 2020.
`DISH Final Invalidity Contentions and Example Claim Charts
`AT&T Final Invalidity Contentions and Example Claim Charts
`Civil Docket for Broadband iTV, Inc. v. DISH Network, LLC, Case
`No. 6:16-cv-00716-ADA (W.D. Tex.), February 2, 2021.
`Teleconference Transcript, February 2, 2021.
`Michael Shamos Declaration (PARTIALLY CONFIDENTIAL)
`Milton Diaz Perez Declaration (PARTIALLY CONFIDENTIAL)
`Leighton Chong Declaration (PARTIALLY CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Clif Kagawa Declaration (PARTIALLY CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Deposition Transcript of Dr. Samuel Russ, April 30, 2021
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`“Why Comcast Leads the Pack,” Bloomberg, May 31, 2001
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`Comcast Fact Sheet
`2041
`"HOW IT WORKS: Video on Demand Is Ready, but the Market Is
`2042
`Not,” New York Times, Oct. 10, 2002
`“Behind Comcast's video-on-demand growth” dated Oct. 4, 2004,
`available at
`https://money.cnn.com/2004/10/04/technology/techinvestor/hellwe
`g/index.htm
` Comcast press release dated Jan. 8, 2008, available at
`https://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-
`feed/comcast-ceo-brian-l-roberts-announces-project-infinity-
`strategy-to-deliver-exponentially-more-content-choice-on-tv
`“Comcast’s Road to 20 Billion VOD Views” dated Aug. 10, 2011,
`available at https://www.multichannel.com/news/comcast-s-road-
`20-billion-vod-views-327466
`Comcast press release dated Mar. 31, 2009, available at
`https://www.prlog.org/10880181-comcast-media-center-to-
`introduce-express-lane-service-for-video-on-demand-content-
`providers-at.html
`Navic meeting 07/03 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Specs / Flowcharts late 2003-early 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Specs / Flowcharts late 2003-early 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Specs / Flowcharts late 2003-early 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Specs / Flowcharts late 2003-early 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Specs / Flowcharts late 2003-early 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz, dated January 12, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated Jan. 25, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Hoctor dated Dec. 7, 2003
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated Jan. 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Diaz (Perez) dated Jan. 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Kagawa dated Mar. 31, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`March draft application (attached to 3/31 March draft email)
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`U.S. Patent Application No. 10/909,192
`Hand drawn BBiTV road map diagram, dated 3/3/04
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated Mar. 18, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated Mar. 19, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Consumer Content patent outline v2.doc (CONFIDENTIAL)
`System and Method for Managing, Converting and Displaying
`Consumer-Generated Content for Interactive Television Use
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Diaz (Perez) to Chong dated Mar. 30, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0066106
`“April Development Document” (BBiTV Community
`Classified_spec_04_26_04 mdp.doc) (CONFIDENTIAL)
`“Servlet” definition:
`https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/servlet-technology.html
`“February Presentation” (demo-nissan-infinity-02-18-04.ppt)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated Mar. 23, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated Mar. 30, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated Mar. 31, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated Apr. 8, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Kagawa to Kalbrener dated Apr. 2, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Yamashita dated Apr. 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Benz to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Shimamura to Kagawa dated Apr. 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Guinasso to Diaz (Perez) dated May 6, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Evard to Diaz (Perez) dated May 6, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated May 7, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Moratin to Goldberg dated May 17, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Diaz (Perez) dated May 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated June 4, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Evard dated June 11, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Felice to Diaz (Perez) dated June 15, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated June 18, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Yamashita to Evard dated June 25, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Evard to Kagawa dated July 14, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`May 04 Management Report (June 23) (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kagawa to Yamashita dated May 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Evard to Wilcox dated Apr. 28, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Keyserling to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 28, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Dowling to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 29, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Dakss to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 29, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Daoust to Diaz (Perez) dated July 14, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Reynolds to Diaz (Perez) dated July 12, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Geist to Diaz (Perez) dated July 15, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 1, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Declaration of Michael Kunkel
`Email from Diaz (Perez) to Chong dated June 9, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 9, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 1, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 23, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 25, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Fig 1a vod content delivery system arch.doc (5/23, 6/27)
`Fig 1b drill down navigation example.ppt (10/1, 6/27)
`Fig 1c template layer model.doc (6/20, 6/27)
`Fig 2a classified ad system arch.doc (6/27, 6/28)
`Fig 2b web-based cms.doc (6/27, 6/29)
`Fig 2c Content Screening System.doc (6/29)
`Fig 2d content feed and conversion system.doc (6/29)
`Email from Diaz (Perez) to Chong dated June 29, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated June 30, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated July 15, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`7/15 Patent Application Draft (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated July 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated July 22, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 3/1 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 3/8 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 3/15 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 3/23 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 3/30 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Intentionally Left Blank
`March Monthly Management Report (created 4/16)
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Emails regarding functionality requirements (4/29)
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Emails regarding updating specs/flowcharts (4/28)
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 4/6 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 4/13 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 4/20 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 4/28 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kanojia to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 19, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Alternate (later) version of April Development Document
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 20, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Goldberg dated Apr. 21, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Goldberg dated Apr. 23, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Goldberg to Nestel dated May 6, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 5/25 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Goldberg to Diaz (Perez) dated May 11, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated May 18, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Goldberg dated May 25, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Goldberg to Diaz (Perez) dated May 26, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated May 1, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Tumilowicz dated May 20, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated May 3, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`April 2004 Monthly Management Report (created 5/14)
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 5/4 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Claim Construction Order, Broadband iTV v. DISH (CASE NO);
`Broadband iTV v. AT&T and DirecTV (CASE NO)
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Product Status Report 6/2 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Diaz (Perez) dated June 2, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated June 2, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 6/14 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 6/29 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Hoctor to Nestel dated June 30, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Kuniyuki to Nestel dated July 29, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Wall to Nestel dated July 28, 2004 (CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated July 23, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated July 14, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 7/12 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Product Status Report 8/3/04 (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Nestel to Diaz (Perez) dated July 14, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Ericsson R320s - cellular phone - GSM Series Specs, CNET
`Ericsson R320s User Manual, 2nd Ed., 1999
`Palm VII Series Specs, CNET
`Palm VII Series User Guide
`U.S. Patent No. 6,253,375 to Gordon et al.
`U.S. Patent Application No. 15/192,598
`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/253,350
`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/253,369
`U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/253,488
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Redline of ’192 Application vs. March Draft (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Q2 2004 business plan (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated Mar. 30, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Express Lane User Guide v3
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 22, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated Apr. 24, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Diaz (Perez) to Chong dated Apr. 24, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Chong to Diaz (Perez) dated May 27, 2004
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`7/30 Confirmation Of Filing (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Email from Patrick Herman Regarding Patent Owner’s Motion to
`Seal and Enter Default Protective Order, May 7th, 2021
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`Exhibit No. Description
`Color version of EX2177 (“Redline of ’192 Application vs. March
`Draft”) (CONFIDENTIAL) (served but not filed)
`Supplemental Declaration of Milton Diaz Perez
`(CONFIDENTIAL) (served but not filed)
`Supplemental Declaration of Leighton Chong (CONFIDENTIAL)
`(served but not filed)
`Patent Owner’s Demonstratives for Oral Argument
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Settlement Agreement Between DISH Network, L.L.C. and
`Broadband iTV, Inc. (CONFIDENTIAL)
`Intentionally Left Blank
`Settlement Agreement Between Petitioners AT&T Services, Inc.
`and DIRECTV, LLC and Patent Owner Broadband iTV, Inc.
`(CONFIDENTIAL)
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`STATEMENT OF RELIEF REQUESTED
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`Petitioners AT&T Services, Inc. and DIRECTV, LLC (collectively
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`“AT&T”) and Patent Owner Broadband iTV, Inc. (“BBiTV” or “Patent Owner”)
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`have entered into a confidential settlement agreement that resolves all underlying
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`disputes between AT&T and BBiTV with respect to this inter partes review (IPR)
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`proceeding and U.S. Patent No. 10,028,026 (“the ’026 Patent”). A copy of the
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`settlement agreement is being filed with this motion as Exhibit 2300 (the
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`“Settlement Agreement”). AT&T and BBiTV are concurrently filing a separate
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`request that the Settlement Agreement be treated as business confidential
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`information and be kept separate from the files of the involved patent, pursuant to
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`Accordingly, AT&T and BBiTV jointly move the Board to terminate this
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`IPR proceeding. The Board authorized AT&T and BBiTV to file this joint motion
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`to terminate in an email of December 13, 2021.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS
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`DISH Network L.L.C. (“DISH”) filed this IPR and jointly filed a motion
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`with BBiTV to be terminated from this proceeding (Paper 68), which the Board
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`granted (Paper 72). AT&T was joined in DISH’s IPR.
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`AT&T and BBiTV have entered into a confidential Settlement Agreement.
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`See EX2300 (Confidential). Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, AT&T
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`and BBiTV agreed to jointly seek termination of this proceeding.
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`A.
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`Status of All Related Litigations
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`AT&T and BBiTV are concurrently filing Motions to Terminate the related
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`pending IPR proceedings IPR2020-01280 (against related U.S. Patent No.
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`9,998,791) and IPR2020-01359 (against related U.S. Patent No. 9,648,388).2
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`The Settlement Agreement also requires that AT&T and BBiTV jointly file a
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`Motion to Dismiss the related pending district court litigation proceedings
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`involving the ’026 Patent—i.e., case nos. 6:19-cv-712-ADA (W.D. Tex.), 6:19-cv-
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`714-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (combined with the previous case), and 1:20-cv-717-ADA
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`(W.D. Tex.).
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`The ’026 and ’388 Patents are at issue in Broadband iTV, Inc. v.
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`Amazon.com Services LLC f/k/a Amazon.com Services, Inc. et al., case no. 6:20-cv-
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`00921 (W.D. Tex.), which remains pending and is unaffected by this settlement.
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`The ’791 Patent is not at issue in the Amazon case, which in addition to the
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`’026 and ’388 patents includes three other patents not in dispute between AT&T
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`2 IPR2020-01332 (against related U.S. Patent No. 10,506,269) was
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`previously terminated. See IPR2020-01332, Paper 37.
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`Patent No. 10,536,751.
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` ARGUMENT
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.72 provides that “[t]he Board may terminate a trial without
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`rendering a final written decision, where appropriate, including where the trial is
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`consolidated with another proceeding or pursuant to a joint request under 35
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`U.S.C. § 317(a).” Termination of the present inter partes review proceeding is in
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`the interest of justice.
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`A. The Board should terminate this IPR.
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`Public policy favors terminating the present inter partes review proceeding.
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`The federal courts have expressed a strong interest in encouraging settlement in
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`litigation. See, e.g., Bergh v. Dept. of Trans., 794 F.2d 1575, 1577 (Fed. Cir. 1986)
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`(“The law favors settlement of cases.”), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 950 (1986). The
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`Board’s Trial Practice Guide stresses that “[t]here are strong public policy reasons
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`to favor settlement between the parties to a proceeding.” Office Patent Trial
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`Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 46,768 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`The Board has terminated entire proceedings based on joint motions to
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`terminate, even after the merits had been fully briefed and oral argument had
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`occurred. See Apex Med. Corp. v. Resmed Ltd., IPR2013-00512, Paper 39, at 2-3
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`(P.T.A.B. Sept. 12, 2014) (granting joint motion to terminate after the parties had
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`fully briefed the matter because the Board “has not yet decided the merits of this
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`proceeding, and the record is not yet closed.”); Lam Research Corp. v. Flamm,
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`IPR2015-01764, Paper 27, at 5 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 15, 2016) (granting motion to
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`terminate after all briefing and oral argument when statutory deadline for rendering
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`final written decision is within two months of motion).
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`Finally, because the Board has not decided the merits of the proceeding, the
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`expected normal course is to terminate the proceeding upon settlement. 77 Fed.
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`Reg. at 48,768 (“The Board expects that a proceeding will terminate after the filing
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`of a settlement agreement, unless the Board has already decided the merits of the
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`proceeding.”).
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`B. Written Settlement Agreement
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`AT&T and BBiTV represent that their entire agreement in connection with
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`the termination of this proceeding is embodied in the Settlement Agreement, which
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`has been made in writing. There are no other agreements, oral or written, between
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`AT&T and BBiTV made in connection with, or in contemplation of, the
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`termination of this proceeding. The Settlement Agreement has been filed for access
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`by the “Board and Filing Party Only” due to the highly sensitive business
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`confidential information it contains, and to ensure that the Settlement Agreement is
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`not available to other parties previously part of this proceeding who are not parties
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`to the Settlement Agreement. AT&T and BBiTV desire that the Settlement
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`Agreement be maintained as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. §
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`317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), and a separate joint request for such is being filed
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`concurrently.
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` CONCLUSION
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`AT&T and BBiTV respectfully request that the Board grant this Joint
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`Motion to Terminate this proceeding.
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`Date: December 14, 2021
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`Date: December 14, 2021
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
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`/Jason A. Fitzsimmons/
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`Jason A Fitzsimmons (Reg. No. 65,367)
`Counsel for Patent Owner Broadband iTV, Inc.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
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` Roger Fulghum /
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`Roger Fulghum (Reg. No. 39,678)
`Counsel for Petitioners AT&T Services, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that true and correct copies of the
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`foregoing JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE INTER PARTES REVIEW and
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`EXHIBIT 2300 (Confidential) were electronically served via e-mail in their
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`entireties on December 14, 2021, upon the following counsel of record for
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`Petitioners:
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`Roger Fulghum (Lead Counsel)
`Jeffrey S. Becker (Back-up Counsel)
`Morgan G. Mayne (Back-up Counsel)
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`roger.fulghum@bakerbotts.com
`jeff.becker@bakerbotts.com
`morgan.mayne@bakerbotts.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Jason A. Fitzsimmons/
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`Jason A. Fitzsimmons (Reg. No. 65,367)
`Counsel for Patent Owner Broadband iTV, Inc.
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`Date: December 14, 2021
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`Washington, D.C. 20005–3934
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