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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ONEPLUS TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD,
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`Petitioner
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`BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2022-00048
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
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`PATENT OWNER RESPONSE TO UNOPPOSED MOTION TO
`TERMINATE PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317(a)
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`Mail Stop PATENT BOARD
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`US Patent and Trademark Office
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`IPR2022-00048
`U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.72 & 42.74, Petitioner
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`OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Petitioner” or “OnePlus”) filed an
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`unopposed motion to terminate the present inter partes review proceeding (the
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`“Motion”). The Motion was authorized by the Board pursuant to its e-mail dated
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`January 18, 2022. In response to the Motion, Patent Owner Bell Northern
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`Research, LLC (“Patent Owner” or “BNR,” together with OnePlus the “Parties”)
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`responds that the Motion is unopposed and attaches hereto a true and accurate copy
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`of the BNR Agreement (Ex. 2001) referenced in the Motion. BNR is concurrently
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`filing a request to treat the BNR Agreement (Ex. 2001) as confidential business
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`information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner Bell Northern Technology, LLC
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`requests that the Board take notice of the attached BNR Agreement in
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`consideration of Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion to Terminate the Proceeding
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a).
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`Date: January 19, 2022
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Timothy Devlin
`Timothy Devlin (Reg. No. 41,706)
`DEVLIN LAW FIRM LLC
`1526 Gilpin Avenue
`Wilmington, DE 19806
`T: 302-449-9010
`TD-PTAB@devlinlawfirm.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on January 19,
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`2022, the foregoing document is being served via electronic mail upon the
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`following counsel of record for Patent Owner:
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`LEAD COUNSEL
`Charles M. McMahon (Reg. 44,926)
`cmcmahon@mwe.com
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`McDermott Will & Emery
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606-0029
`Phone: (312) 984-7641
`Fax: (312) 984-7700
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`BACKUP COUNSEL
`Thomas M. DaMario (Reg. 77,142)
`tdamario@mwe.com
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`McDermott Will & Emery
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606-0029
`Phone: (312) 984-7641
`Fax: (312) 984-7700
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