`571.272.7822
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`Paper 51
`Date: February 7, 2024
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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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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORSLLC,
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA,INC., TESLA, INC., and
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTORCO., INC.,!
`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`NEO WIRELESS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2022-01539
`Patent 10,965,512 B2
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`Before HYUN J. JUNG, JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI,and
`MATTHEWS. MEYERS, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JUNG,Administrative Patent Judge.
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`TERMINATION
`Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial
`35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 CFR. § 42.74
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`' Ford Motor Companyfiled a motion forjoinder and a petition in IPR2023-
`00764, and General Motors LLC, Nissan North America, Inc., Tesla, Inc.,
`and American Honda MotorCo., Inc., filed their own motion forjoinder and
`petition in IPR2023-00961. Both motions were granted, and, therefore, Ford
`Motor Company, General Motors LLC, Nissan North America, Inc., Tesla,
`Inc., and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., have beenjoined as petitioners
`in this proceeding.
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`IPR2022-01539
`Patent 10,965,512 B2
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Volkswagen Group ofAmerica,Inc. (“VWGoA”) filed a Petition
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`seeking institution of an interpartes review of claims 1—30 ofU.S. Patent
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`No. 10,965,512 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the *512 patent’). Paper 1. After reviewing
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`the Petition (Paper 1) and Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response (Paper6),
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`weinstituted an interpartes review. Paper7.
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`In IPR2023-00764, Ford Motor Company(“Ford”) filed a petition and
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`a motionforjoinder requesting that Ford be joined as a petitioner in
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`IPR2022-01539, which wasgranted, and, therefore, Ford has been joined as
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`a petitioner in this proceeding. Paper 15. In IPR2023-00961, General
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`Motors LLC (“GM”), Nissan North America,Inc. (“Nissan’’), Tesla, Inc.
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`(“Tesla”), and American Honda MotorCo., Inc. (“Honda”) filed a petition
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`and a motion forjoinder requesting that they be joined as petitioners in
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`IPR2022-01539, which wasgranted, and, therefore, they have also been
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`joinedas petitionersin this proceeding. Paper 29.
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`On January 9, 2024, VWGoAand Patent Owner Neo Wireless, LLC
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`(“Neo Wireless’’) filed a Joint Motion to Terminate /nter Partes Review
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`with Respect to VWGOA,whichwasgranted, and, consequently, Ford, GM,
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`Nissan, Tesla, and Hondaremainedaspetitionersin this proceeding.
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`Paper 49.
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`On January 29, 2024, with our authorization, Ford, GM,Nissan,
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`Tesla, Honda, and Neo Wireless (collectively, the “Parties”) filed a Joint
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`Motion to Terminate the above-identified proceeding. Paper 50 (“Joint
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`Motion”or “Mot.”’). The Parties representthat a Joint Stipulation to Dismiss
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`(Ex. 2101 (“Joint Stipulation”or “Joint Stip.”)) “resolvesall pending
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`disputes” between the Parties with respect to the °512 patent. Mot. 4; see
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`IPR2022-01539
`Patent 10,965,512 B2
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`also id. at 6 (stating similarly that the Parties “have entered into a Stipulation
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`resolving all underlying disputes... with respect to the 512 Patent”), 7
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`(stating that the “Stipulation. .
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`. resolves all disputes... with respect to the
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`°512 Patent”). The Parties also represent that a true and correct copy ofthe
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`Joint Stipulation has beenfiled and “certify that there are no other collateral
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`agreements or understandings between them made in connection with,or in
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`contemplation of, termination ofthis proceeding.” /d. at 6, 7.
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`IW.
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`DISCUSSION
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`Under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a), “[a]n interpartes review instituted under
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`this chapter shall be terminated with respect to any petitioner upon thejoint
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`request ofthe petitioner and the patent owner, unless the Office has decided
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`the merits ofthe proceeding before the request for termination is filed.” Any
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`agreementor understanding “made in connection with, or in contemplation
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`of, the termination of an inferpartes review” must be in writing, anda true
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`copy of any such documents mustbefiled in the Office before termination.
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`Id. § 317(b); accord 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b).
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`The Parties represent that they have complied with the applicable
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`requirements. Also, as noted by the Parties, “oral hearing has not been held
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`and a Final Written Decision is not due until May 2, 2024.” Mot. 7. We,
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`thus, agree with the Parties that “[t]ermination is appropriate... because the
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`Boardhasnot yet decided the merits ofthis interpartes review.” Id.
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`Accordingly, we terminate this interpartes review with respecttoall
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`presentparties. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.74. This Order does
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`not constitute a final written decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a).
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`I. ORDER
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`Accordingly, for the reasons discussed above,it 1s:
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`ORDEREDthat the Parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate (Paper 50) is
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`granted;
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`FURTHER ORDEREDthatthis proceeding 1s terminatedasto all
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`parties;
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`FURTHER ORDEREDthispaperdoesnot constitute a final written
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`decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a);
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`FURTHER ORDEREDthata copy of this Order be entered into each
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`of IPR2023-00764 and IPR2023-00961;
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`FURTHER ORDEREDthat IPR2023-00764is terminated under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.72; and
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`FURTHER ORDEREDthat IPR2023-00961 is terminated under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`IPR2022-01539
`Patent 10,965,512 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER (GENERAL MOTORSLLC, NISSAN NORTH
`AMERICA,INC., TESLA, INC., and AMERICANHONDA MOTORCO.,
`INC.):
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`Timothy Riffe
`Usman Khan
`John Johnson
`Jeffrey Mok
`FISH & RICHARDSONP.C.
`riffe@fr.com
`khan@fr.com
`jjohnson@fr.com
`jmok@fr.com
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`Reginald Hill
`Nicole Keenan
`JENNER & BLOCK LLP
`rhill@jenner.com
`nkeenan@jenner.com
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`FOR PETITIONER (FORD MOTOR COMPANY):
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`John S. LeRoy
`Christopher Smith
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`jleroy@brookskushman.com
`csmith@brookskushman.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`KennethJ. Weatherwax
`Parham Hendifar
`Ed Hsieh
`LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAXLLP
`weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`hendifar@lowenstemweatherwax.com
`hsieh@lowensteinweatherwax.com
`NeoWireless_IPRs@lowensteinweatherwax.com
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`IPR2022-01539
`Patent 10,965,512 B2
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`Hamad M. Hamad
`Xu Zhou
`CALDWELL, CASSADY, & CURRYP.C.
`xzhou@caldwellcc.com
`hhamad@caldwellcc.com
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