Trials@uspto.gov
`571-272-7822
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`Paper 8
`Entered: March 21, 2016
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`LONGITUDE FLASH MEMORY SYSTEMS S.A.R.L.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Case IPR2015-019081
`Patent 8,050,095 B2
`____________
`
`Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, BARBARA A. PARVIS,
`GREGG I. ANDERSON, JO-ANNE M. KOKOSKI, and
`MICHELLE N. WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`WORMMEESTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`
`
`JUDGMENT
`Termination of Proceedings
`37 C.F.R. § 42.72
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`
`
`1 This Judgment addresses the same issues in the cases identified in the
`Appendix. Therefore, we exercise our discretion to issue one Judgment to
`be entered in each of the identified cases.
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`

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`Case IPR2015-01908
`Patent 8,050,095 B2
`
`
`On March 18, 2016, the parties filed joint motions to terminate the
`instant proceedings pursuant to a Stipulation Dismissing with Prejudice.2
`Paper 9.3 The parties also filed a copy of their Stipulation, made in
`connection with the termination of the instant proceedings, in accordance
`with 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Paper 9, 1; Ex. 1025
`(stating that the parties stipulated and agreed: “to seek termination of the
`Apple IPRs” and “[i]n the event that the Patent Office does not terminate all
`of the Apple IPRs, Apple agrees not to further participate in the Apple IPRs
`other than to seek termination of the proceedings”).
`The instant proceedings are in early stages. The Board determined
`whether to institute trial in six of the proceedings on March 17, 2016,4 and
`has made no such determination in the remaining nine proceedings. The
`parties represent that “no agreements exist between the parties that are made
`in connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of the instant
`proceedings, other than the Stipulation Dismissing with Prejudice.” Paper 9,
`1. The parties also represent that they have “stipulated to the dismissal with
`prejudice” of the related district court case with respect to all claims
`involving each of the patents identified in the Appendix. Id. at 1–2. The
`parties further represent that Exhibit 1025 is “a true copy” of the Stipulation.
`
`
`2 The parties indicate that “Exclusive licensee Longitude Licensing Ltd.
`joins this request” for termination of the instant proceedings. Paper 9, 1.
`We note, however, that Longitude Licensing Ltd. is not a party to any of the
`instant proceedings.
`3 The parties filed similar papers in each of the instant proceedings. We
`refer to those filed in Case IPR2015-01908 for convenience.
`4 The petitions were denied in Cases IPR2015-01910, IPR2015-01924, and
`IPR2015-01925. Consequently, those proceedings are no longer pending
`and the parties’ joint motions to terminate will be dismissed as moot.
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`Case IPR2015-01908
`Patent 8,050,095 B2
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`Id. at 1. Based on these facts, we determine that it is appropriate to
`terminate the instant proceedings without rendering final written decisions
`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
`
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate in Cases
`IPR2015-01910, IPR2015-01924, and IPR2015-01925 are dismissed;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the
`remaining proceedings are granted;
`FURTHER ORDERED that the remaining proceedings are hereby
`terminated as to all parties, including Petitioner and Patent Owner; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Judgment be filed in each
`of the cases identified in the Appendix.
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`Case IPR2015-01908
`Patent 8,050,095 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
`
`Brent K. Yamashita
`Edward H. Sikorski
`Kevin Hamilton
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`brent.yamashita@dlapiper.com
`ed.sikorski@dlapiper.com
`Apple-Longitude-IPR@dlapiper.com
`
`For PATENT OWNER:
`
`Walter D. Davis, Jr.
`Wayne M. Helge
`DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP
`wdavis@dbjg.com
`whelge@dbjg.com
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`APPENDIX
`
`
`Case No.
`IPR2015-01908
`IPR2015-01909
`IPR2015-01910
`IPR2015-01911
`IPR2015-01924
`IPR2015-01925
`IPR2015-01930
`IPR2015-01931
`IPR2015-01933
`IPR2015-01934
`IPR2015-01942
`IPR2015-01943
`IPR2015-01945
`IPR2015-01949
`IPR2015-01950
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`U.S. Patent No.
`8,050,095 B2
`7,120,729 B2
`6,510,488 B2
`7,181,611 B2
`7,012,835 B2
`7,224,607 B2
`6,763,424 B2
`7,970,987 B2
`6,831,865 B2
`8,316,177 B2
`7,657,702 B2
`6,968,421 B2
`7,818,490 B2
`7,818,490 B2
`7,818,490 B2
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