`571.272.7822
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` Paper 21
` Date: November 15, 2021
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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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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION and HP INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SYNKLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
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`IPR2020-01031 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01032 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01269 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01270 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01271 (Patent 9,239,686 B2)1
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, KRISTI L. R.
`SAWERT, and SCOTT RAEVSKY, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`
`TERMINATION
`Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial
`35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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`1 We exercise our discretion to issue one combined Decision to be filed in
`each case. The listing of Judges includes those on each case. None of the
`panels have been expanded.
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`IPR2020-01031 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01032 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01269 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01270 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01271 (Patent 9,239,686 B2)
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`In an e-mail dated November 8, 2021, we authorized Microsoft
`Corporation (“Microsoft”) and Synkloud Technologies, LLC (“Patent
`Owner”) to file motions to terminate the instant proceedings with respect to
`Microsoft. On November 11, 2021, and pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37
`C.F.R. § 42.74, Microsoft and Patent Owner filed a joint motion to terminate
`these proceedings with respect to Microsoft and a joint request to have their
`settlement agreement treated as confidential business information under 35
`U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 in each proceeding. Papers 28, 29.2 In
`the joint motion, Microsoft and Patent Owner represent that the settlement
`agreement is with “regard to the patents at issue in these proceedings” and is
`a true copy. Paper 28, 1–2.
`At this juncture of the proceedings, the Board has not entered any
`final decisions. Based on the facts of these proceedings, we determine that it
`is appropriate to terminate these proceedings with respect to Microsoft. The
`proceedings are not terminated with respect to HP Inc.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the joint request that the settlement agreement be
`treated as business confidential information, to be kept separate from the
`patent files is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate each
`proceeding with respect to Microsoft is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that each proceeding will continue with HP
`Inc. as Petitioner.
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`2 Citations are to IPR2020-01031 unless otherwise indicated.
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`2
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`IPR2020-01031 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01032 (Patent 10,015,254 B1)
`IPR2020-01269 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01270 (Patent 9,219,780 B1)
`IPR2020-01271 (Patent 9,239,686 B2)
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Joseph A. Micallef
`Scott M. Border
`SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
`jmicallef@sidley.com
`sborder@sidley.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Gregory Gonsalves
`Yeasun Yoon
`CAPITOL IP LAW GROUP, PLLC
`gonsalves@capitoliplaw.com
`yoon@capitoliplaw.com
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