`Trials
`571-272-7822
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`Paper No. 9
`Date Entered: July 24, 2017
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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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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERCIA, INC.,
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`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
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`Patent Owner.
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`Cases IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2),
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2), and
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 B2)1
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`Before JONI Y. CHANG, MIRIAM L. QUINN, and
`SHEILA F. McSHANE, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`CHANG, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`DECISION
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`Granting Parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`' This Decision addresses issues that are identical in these cases. Therefore, we
`exercise our discretion to issue one decision to be filed in each case.
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`IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2)
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2)
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 B2)
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`1. DISCUSSION .
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`On July 20, 2017, in each of the above-identified proceedings, the parties
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`filed a Joint Motion to Terminate the proceeding (Paper 72), a true copy of the
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`parties’ settlement agreement (Ex. 2001), and a request to treat the settlement
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`agreement as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (Paper 8).
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`Each proceeding is still in its preliminary stage. Patent Owner, Image
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`Processing Technologies LLC, has not filed a preliminary response to the Petition,
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`nor have we decided to institute a trial.
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`In “the Joint Motions to Terminate, the parties indicate that they have settled
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`their dispute regarding the involved patents. Paper 7, 1—2. According to the
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`parties, terminating the proceedings at this early juncture would promote
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`efficiency, preserve Board resources, and minimize unnecessary costs. Id. We
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`agree with the parties in this regard. Consequently, we determine that it is
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`appropriate to terminate the proceedings without rendering any further decisions.
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`See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
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`II. ORDER
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`ORDERED that the parties’ requests to treat the settlement agreements
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`(Ex. 2001) as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) are GRANTED; and
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`2 All citations are to IPR2017-01212, as representative, unless otherwise noted.
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`IPR2017-01212 and IPR2017-01217 (Patent 8,989,445 B2)
`IPR2017-01228 (Patent 8,805,001 B2)
`IPR2017-01231 (Patent 7,650,015 32)
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motions to Terminate the
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`above-identified proceedings are GRANTED, and the proceedings are hereby
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`terminated.
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`For PETITIONER:
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`John Kappos
`Nicholas J. Whilt
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`Brian M. Cook
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`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`j kappos@omm.com
`nwhilt@omm.com '
`bcook@omm.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Chris Coulson
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`Michael Zachary
`Mark Chapman
`Rose Cordero Prey
`Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
`chriscoulson@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`michaelzachary@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`markchapman@andrewskurthkenyon.com
`rosep_rey@andrewskurthkenyon.com
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