`Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822 Entered: January 30, 2018
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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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`AVX CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case PGR2017-00010
`Patent 9,326,381 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, JONI Y. CHANG, and
`RAMA G. ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`AVX Corporation (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for post-grant review
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`of claims 1–19 of U.S. Patent No. 9,326,381 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the
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`’381 patent”). Paper 2 (“Pet.”). Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
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`(“Patent Owner”) filed a Preliminary Response. Paper 6 (“Prelim. Resp.”).
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`On July 18, 2017, we instituted trial as to claims 1–4, 6–11, and 13–19 of
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`PGR2017-00010
`Patent 9,326,381 B2
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`the ’381 patent. Paper 11. On January 29, 2018, Patent Owner informed the
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`Board that the parties have reached a settlement agreement and seek
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`authorization to file a joint motion to terminate the proceeding pursuant to
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`35 U.S.C. § 317.
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`Generally, the Board expects that a proceeding will terminate after the
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`filing of a settlement agreement. See, e.g., Office Patent Trial Practice
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48,756, 48,768 (Aug. 14, 2012). The rule governing
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`settlement indicates that any agreement between the parties made in
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`connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of a proceeding
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`shall be in writing and filed with the Board. 37 C.F.R. § 42.74. Based on
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`the facts of this proceeding, the parties are authorized to file a joint motion
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`to terminate this proceeding.
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`The joint motion to terminate must include a brief explanation as to
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`why termination of the proceeding is appropriate, and also should update the
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`Board as to the status of any other matters involving the patent at issue. The
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`parties also must file, as an exhibit, a true copy of their settlement agreement
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`to terminate the proceeding. A redacted version of the settlement agreement
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`will not be accepted as a true copy of the settlement agreement. Any request
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`that the agreement be treated as business confidential information and be
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`kept separate from the file of the involved patent must be filed with the
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`settlement agreement. 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). The parties are directed to
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`FAQ G2 on the Board’s website page at http://www.uspto.gov/patents-
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`application-process/patent-trial-and-appeal-board/ptab-e2e-frequently-
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`asked-questions for instructions on how to file their settlement agreement as
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`confidential (e.g., uploading as “Parties and Board Only”) in PTAB E2E.
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`The joint motion to terminate and the settlement agreement shall be
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`filed no later than February 9, 2018. Accordingly, it is
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`ORDERED that the parties are authorized to file a joint motion to
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`terminate the proceeding;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion is due no later than
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`February 9, 2018;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion shall be accompanied by
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`a true copy of the settlement agreement as required by 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b);
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the parties may request that the
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`settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information as
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`specified by 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c); and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that any confidential settlement agreement
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`must be filed electronically in accordance with the instructions provided on
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`the Board’s website (e.g., uploading as “Parties and Board Only”).
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`PGR2017-00010
`Patent 9,326,381 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`Michael Houston
`Nicholas M. Lagerwall
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`mhouston@foley.com
`nlagerwall@foley.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Hosang Lee
`Alexander P. Ott
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY
`hlee@mwe.com
`aott@mwe.com
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