`U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.,
`SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.,
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`Petitioners
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`STRATOSAUDIO, INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2021-00721
`Patent No. 8,166,081
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO
`VOLVO CAR USA, LLC
`PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`IPR2021-00721
`U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081
`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), Volvo Car USA, LLC (“Volvo”) and
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`StratosAudio, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) (collectively the “Parties”) jointly request
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`termination of Volvo’s involvement in IPR2021-00721, which is directed to U.S.
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`Patent No. 8,166,081 (the “’081 Patent”). Volvo and Patent Owner note that the
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`grant of this motion will not result in the termination of this inter partes review
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`because Petitioners Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Subaru of America,
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`Inc. are not requesting termination of this inter partes review. The Parties were
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`authorized to file this Joint Motion by the Board (via email) on September 22, 2022.
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`A settlement agreement between Volvo and Patent Owner has been made in
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`writing, and a true copy of the same is attached as Exhibit 2025. There are no other
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`collateral agreements between the Parties made in connection with, or in
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`contemplation of, the termination sought. The Parties desire that the settlement
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`agreement be maintained as business confidential information (including with
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`respect to other entities constituting Petitioner) under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) and a
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`separate joint request to that effect is being filed herewith.
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`The ’081 Patent is asserted in the following pending litigations:
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`Case No.
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`Defendant
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`Status
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`StratosAudio, Inc. v.
`Subaru of America, Inc.
`StratosAudio, Inc. v.
`Volkswagen Group of
`America, Inc.
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`6:20-cv-1128
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`2:22-cv-10524
`(EDMI)
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`Subaru of
`America, Inc.
`Volkswagen
`Group of
`America, Inc.
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`Pending
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`Stayed pending
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,166,081
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`StratosAudio, Inc. v.
`Hyundai Motor
`America
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`2:22-cv-01712
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`Hyundai Motor
`America
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`Stayed pending
`inter partes
`review
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`In accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), because Patent Owner and Volvo
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`jointly request this termination as to Volvo’s involvement in this inter partes review,
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`no estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e) shall attach to Volvo.
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`Volvo will not further participate in these proceedings.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Lewis E. Hudnell, III/
`Lewis E. Hudnell, III
`(Reg. No. 51,185)
`Hudnell Law Group P.C.
`800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180
`Mountain View, California 94040
`Phone: 650 564-7720
`lewis@hudnelllaw.com
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`Attorneys for Petitioner,
`Volvo Car USA, LLC
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/John Scheibeler/
`John Scheibeler (Reg. No. 35,346)
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`1221 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10020-1095
`Phone: (212) 819-8200
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`Jonathan Lamberson (Reg. No. 57,352)
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`2 Palo Alto Square, Suite 900
`3000 El Camino Real
`Palo Alto, CA 94306-2109
`Phone: (650) 213-0384
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`Hallie Kiernan (pro hac vice)
`WHITE & CASE LLP
`1221 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10020-1095
`Phone: 212-819-8200
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner,
`StratosAudio, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING
`WITH RESPECT TO VOLVO CAR USA, LLC
`PURSUANT TO
`35 U.S.C. § 317
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`was served on September 27, 2022, by delivering a copy by email to the attorneys
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`of record for the Petitioner Volvo Car USA, LLC at the following email addresses:
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`Michael D. Specht (Reg. No. 54,463)
`Ryan C. Richardson (Reg. No. 67,254)
`Daniel S. Block (Reg. No. 63,395)
`Daniel E. Yonan (Reg. No. 53,812)
`Timothy L. Tang (Reg. No. 75,187)
`Wenhao Xiong (Reg. No. 78,365)
`David W. Haars (Reg. No. 73,112)
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: 202-772-8956
`mspecht-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`rrichardson-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`dblock-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`dyonan-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`ttang-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`wxiong-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`dhaars-PTAB@sternekessler.com
`PTAB@sternekessler.com
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`Matthew D. Satchwell (Reg. No. 58,870)
`Paul R. Steadman (Reg. No. 43,932)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Phone: 312-368-2111
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`DLA-StratosAudio@us.dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@dlapiper.com
`paul.steadman@dlapiper.com
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`Lewis E. Hudnell, III (Reg. No. 51,185)
`Nicolas S. Gikkas (Reg. No. 46,245)
`Hudnell Law Group P.C.
`800 W. El Camino Real Suite 180
`Mountain View, California 94040
`Phone: 650-564-7720
`lewis@hudnelllaw.com
`nsg@gikkaslaw.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/John Scheibeler/ (Electronically signed)
`John Scheibeler
`Reg. No. 35,346
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