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`Entered: October 29, 2015
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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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`DR. MICHAEL FARMWALD and RPX CORPORATION,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PARKERVISION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-00948
`Patent 6,370,371 B1
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`Before MICHAEL R. ZECHER, BART A. GERSTENBLITH, and
`JON B. TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`TORNQUIST, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT
`FINAL WRITTEN DECISION
`35 U.S.C. § 318(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
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`On June 12, 2014, Dr. Michael Farmwald and RPX Corporation
`(collectively, “Petitioner”) filed a Petition for inter partes review of U.S.
`Patent No. 6,370,371 B1 (“the ’371 patent”). Paper 1. ParkerVision, Inc.
`(“Patent Owner”) filed a Preliminary Response on September 24, 2014.
`Paper 7. On December 18, 2014, we instituted this inter partes review of
`claims 2, 22, 23, and 25 of the ’371 patent. Paper 8.
`On March 19, 2015, Patent Owner filed a Response to the Petition
`(Paper 25), and on June 26, 2015, Petitioner filed a Reply to Patent Owner’s
`Response (Paper 45). The parties requested oral argument (Papers 53, 54),
`which was scheduled for August 27, 2015 (Paper 9, 6).
`On July 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in
`unrelated, parallel litigation involving the ’371 patent, found claim 2 invalid.
`Ex. 2043. In view of the Federal Circuit’s decision, the parties requested,
`and we granted, postponement of the oral argument. See Paper 65, 2. Patent
`Owner indicated that, if the Federal Circuit’s decision were upheld, i.e.,
`final, it would request adverse judgment as to all instituted claims. Id.
`On October 2, 2015, the Federal Circuit denied Patent Owner’s
`petition for rehearing. Ex. 2044. Subsequently, on October 22, 2015, Patent
`Owner filed a Motion for Adverse Judgment Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)
`requesting cancellation of claims 2, 22, 23, and 25 of the ’371 patent.
`Paper 71, “Mot.”
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`II. DISCUSSION
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`Patent Owner’s Motion requests that we cancel claims 2, 22, 23, and
`25 and that we terminate this proceeding because each claim pending in this
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`trial will be cancelled. Mot. 1. Patent Owner indicates that Petitioner does
`not oppose Patent Owner’s request for adverse judgment. Id.
`A party may request entry of adverse judgment against itself at any
`time during a proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). “Judgment” is defined as
`“a final written decision by the Board, or a termination of a proceeding.”
`37 C.F.R. § 42.2. Although Patent Owner uses the term “termination” in its
`Motion, it did not submit the Motion under 37 C.F.R. § 42.72 and it did not
`explain why termination is appropriate in this circumstance. See 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.72 (noting that the Board may terminate a trial without rendering a final
`written decision “where appropriate,” such as when the trial is consolidated
`with another proceeding or pursuant to a settlement under 35 U.S.C.
`§ 317(a)).
`Under the circumstances presented here, we see no reason not to grant
`Patent Owner’s Motion. Additionally, for the reasons discussed above, this
`Decision is a Final Written Decision, not a termination of the proceeding.1
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`III. ORDER
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`It is:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Adverse Judgment Under
`37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) (Paper 71) is granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered against Patent Owner
`with respect to claims 2, 22, 23, and 25 of the ’371 patent;
`FURTHER ORDERED that claims 2, 22, 23, and 25 of the
`’371 patent are cancelled; and
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`1 See 37 C.F.R. § 42.80 (indicating that after a final written decision by the
`Board, the Office will issue and publish a certificate canceling any claim of
`the patent finally determined to be unpatentable).
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`FURTHER ORDERED that any party to the proceeding seeking
`judicial review of this Final Written Decision must comply with the notice
`and service requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 90.2.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Todd Baker
`CPDocketBaker@oblon.com
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`James Bailey
`jtb@jtbaileylaw.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Robert Greene Sterne
`rsterne-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Michael Q. Lee
`mlee-PTAB@skgf.com
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`Jason E. Stach
`jason.stach@finnegan.com
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`Rick D. Nydegger
`rnydegger@wnlaw.com
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`Byron Pickard
`bpickard-PTAB@skgf.com
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