`571-272-7822
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`Paper 8
`Entered: March 5, 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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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`SOLAS OLED, LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-01546
`Patent 7,537,068 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, JESSICA C. KAISER, and JULIA HEANEY,
`Administrative Patent Judges.
`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
`Settlement Prior to Institution of Trial
`37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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`On March 2, 2021, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Terminate the
`proceeding (Paper 6 (“Motion”)), a copy of a written Settlement Agreement
`(Ex. 2001), and a Joint Request to Keep Separate the Settlement Agreement
`(Paper 7).
`The parties indicate that they have settled their underlying dispute and
`have agreed to terminate this proceeding. Motion 2. The parties filed what
`they represent is a true and correct copy of their written Settlement
`Agreement as Exhibit 2001, and indicate that there are no other collateral
`agreements referred to in the Settlement Agreement, made in connection
`with, or in contemplation of, the termination of this proceeding. Id. at 1. The
`parties further indicate that “the lawsuit between Solas and Apple involving
`the Patent-in-Suit has been dismissed.” Id. at 2.
`At this juncture of the proceeding, we have not made a determination
`to institute a trial. Based on the facts before us, it is appropriate to terminate
`the proceeding without rendering a final written decision. See
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
`It is
`ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate the proceeding is
`granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Request to Keep
`Separate the Settlement Agreement is granted; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding is terminated.
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`IPR2020-01546
`Patent 7,573,068 B2
`For PETITIONER:
`Adam P. Seitz
`Paul R. Hart
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`Adam.Seitz@eriseip.com
`Paul.Hart@eriseip.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
`Philip Wang
`Neil A. Rubin
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`pwang@raklaw.com
`nrubin@raklaw.co
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