`Joint Motion to Terminate
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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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`PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC., DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., VMWARE,
`INC., JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
`COMPANY and ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`SABLE NETWORKS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2020-01712
`Patent 8,243,593
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`JOINT MOTION OF ALL PARTIES TO TERMINATE
`PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`IPR2020-01712
`Joint Motion to Terminate
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`EXHIBIT LIST
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`2001 Settlement Agreements (CONFIDENTIAL)
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, the parties to this
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`case, Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., VMware, Inc., Juniper
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`Networks, Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, and Aruba Networks, Inc.
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`(collectively “Petitioner”) and Patent Owner Sable Networks, Inc. (“Patent
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`Owner”) (collectively “the Parties”), jointly request termination of inter partes
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`review (“IPR”) of the pending case between the Parties. For the Board’s
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`convenience, it is noted that this is one of six substantially identical motions being
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`filed simultaneously in six cases, including the present case, as laid out below:
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`IPR
`IPR2020-01712
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`Patent
`8,243,593
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`IPR2021-00051
`IPR2021-00063
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`7,012,919
`6,977,932
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`IPR2021-00203
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`6,977,932
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`IPR2021-00061
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`8,085,775
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`Petitioner
`Palo Alto Networks, Inc.,
`Dell Technologies Inc.,
`VMware, Inc., Juniper
`Networks, Inc., Hewlett
`Packard Enterprise
`Company, and Aruba
`Networks, Inc.
`Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
`Palo Alto Networks, Inc.,
`Dell Technologies Inc.,
`Juniper Networks, Inc.,
`Hewlett Packard
`Enterprise Company, and
`Aruba Networks, Inc.
`Palo Alto Networks, Inc.,
`Dell Technologies Inc.,
`Juniper Networks, Inc.,
`Hewlett Packard
`Enterprise Company, and
`Aruba Networks, Inc.
`Cisco Systems, Inc., Palo
`Alto Networks, Inc.,
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`IPR2021-00166
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`8,817,790
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`IPR2020-01712
`Joint Motion to Terminate
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`Hewlett Packard
`Enterprise Company, and
`Aruba Networks, Inc.
`Cisco Systems, Inc., Palo
`Alto Networks, Inc.,
`Hewlett Packard
`Enterprise Company, and
`Aruba Networks, Inc.
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`The disputes between Petitioner and Patent Owner have been resolved, and
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`pursuant to written agreements (the “Settlement Agreements”) that resolve those
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`disputes, the Parties now move to terminate this IPR. In accordance with 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.20(b), the Parties jointly sought authorization to file this motion, and
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`received such authorization from the Board on February 1, 2021.
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`Termination is proper for at least the following reasons:
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`• The Board has not yet “decided the merits of the proceeding before the
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`request for termination is filed.” 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) (emphasis added); 77
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`Fed. Reg. at 48,768 (“The Board expects that a proceeding will terminate
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`after the filing of a settlement agreement, unless the Board has already
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`decided the merits of the proceeding.”). In this case, no decision regarding
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`whether to grant or deny institution has yet been entered. This supports the
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`propriety of terminating this proceeding. Id. And 35 U.S.C. § 317(a)
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`provides that even “[a]n inter partes review instituted under this chapter shall
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`be terminated with respect to any petitioner upon the joint request of the
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`petitioner and the patent owner, unless the Office has decided the merits of
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`the proceeding before the request for termination is filed.”
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`• The Parties are jointly requesting termination. 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768
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`(Aug. 14, 2012) (“There are strong public policy reasons to favor settlement
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`between the parties to a proceeding”).
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`• The other proceedings involving the Patents-At-Issue that have been recently
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`terminated pursuant to settlement include:
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Dell Technologies Inc. et al., No. 6:20-cv-
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`00569-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal with prejudice, Jan. 25,
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`2021 (Dkt. 47));
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Fortinet, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-00109-RWS
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`(E.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal, Jan. 26, 2021 (Dkt. 64)), No. 5:20-cv-
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`00196-RWS (E.D. Tex.) (Order granting agreed motion to dismiss with
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`prejudice, Jan. 26, 2021 (Dkt. 14));
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 6:20-cv-00288-
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`ADA (W.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal with prejudice, Jan. 20, 2021 (Dkt.
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`52));
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Juniper Networks, Inc., No. 6:20-cv-00524-
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`ADA (W.D. Tex.) (stipulation of dismissal with prejudice, Jan. 20, 2021
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`(Dkt. 64));
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Nokia Corp. et al., No. 6:20-cv-00808-ADA
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`(W.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal with prejudice, Jan. 26, 2021 (Dkt. 33));
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company et al.,
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`No. 5:20-cv-00120-RWS (E.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal with prejudice,
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`Jan. 21, 2021 (Dkt. 39)); and
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`o Sable Networks, Inc. et al. v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-
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`00111-RWS (E.D. Tex.) (Order of dismissal with prejudice, Jan. 26,
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`2021 (Dkt. 29)).
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`• The Parties are unaware of any other pending related proceedings regarding
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`the Patents-At-Issue before the Board, or any other matter before the
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`USPTO that would be affected by the requested termination of this
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`proceeding.
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`• Terminations, forgoing a Final Written Decision, have been granted even
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`where oral argument had already taken place before the Board. See Callidus
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`Software Inc. v. Versata Software, Inc., et al., CBM2013-00052, Paper 50
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`(Nov. 24, 2014) (terminating proceeding after Oral Argument); Clio USA,
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`Inc. v. Procter and Gamble Co., IPR2013-00438, Paper 57 (Oct. 31, 2014)
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`(same); Volusion, Inc. v. Versata Software, Inc., CBM2013-00017, Paper 53
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`(June 17, 2014) and CBM2013-00018, Paper 52 (June 17, 2014) (same).
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`• Pursuant to the Settlement Agreements, the Parties have jointly sought
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`authorization from the Board to file this Motion to Terminate, and have
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`received such authorization.
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`The Settlement Agreements, Exhibit 2001, has been made in writing, and a
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`true and correct copy shall be filed with this Office as business confidential
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`information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b)-(c). The
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`Parties certify that there are no other collateral agreements or understandings made
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`in connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of this inter partes
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`review.
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`For the foregoing reasons, the Parties jointly and respectfully request that the
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`Board terminate the instant proceeding.
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`Date: February 4, 2021
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`Date: February 4, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /Jonathan Tuminaro/
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`Jonathan Tuminaro (Reg. No. 61,327)]
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Telephone: (202) 371-2600
`jtuminar-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`Lead Counsel For Petitioners
`in IPR2020-01712 and
`IPR2021-00051/00063/00203
`Backup Counsel for Petitioners
`in IPR2021-00061/00166
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` /Kenneth J. Weatherwax/
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`Kenneth J. Weatherwax (Reg. No. 54,528)
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP
`1880 Century Park East, Suite 815
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Telephone: (310) 307-4500
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
`in IPR2020-01712 and
`IPR2021-00051/00061/00063/00166
`00203/
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true copy of the following document(s)
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`was served on the date signed below:
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`The names and addresses of the parties being served are as follows:
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`jtuminar-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`Jonathan Tuminaro
`dblock-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`Daniel Block
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`tthurheimer-PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`Todd Thurheimer
`PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`christopher.douglas@alston.com
`Christopher TL Douglas
`ben.pleune@alston.com
`Ben Pleune
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`Dell_20cv569@alston.com
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`jday@fbm.com
`James L. Day
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`dcallaway@fbm.com
`Daniel Callaway
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`wliaw@fbm.com
`Winston Liaw
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`calendar@fbm.com
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`DLA-IPR-HPE-SableNetworks@us.dlapiper.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` / Jason Linger /
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`Date: February 4, 2021
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