`571-272-7822
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`Paper 30
`Date Entered: July 22, 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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`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC., SONY MOBILE
`COMMUNICATIONS AB, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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`SONY ELECTRONICS, INC., SONY CORP. OF AMERICA, and
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`SONY CORP.,
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`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`ADAPTIX, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2014-01524
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`Patent 6,947,748 B2
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`Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, and
`JUSTIN BUSCH, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`JUDGMENT
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`Termination of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.73
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`SPRINT 1115
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`IPR2014-01524
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`Patent 6,947,748 B2
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`I. INTRODUCTION
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`Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Mobile
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`Communications AB, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc., Sony
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`Electronics, Inc., Sony Corp. of America, and Sony Corp. (collectively,
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`“Petitioner”) filed a request for an interpartes review of claims 6, 8, 9, 11,
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`and 19-22 of U.S. Patent No. 6,947,748 B2 (Ex. 1001, “the ’748 patent”)
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`under 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319. See Paper 6 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). The Board
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`instituted review of claims 6, 8, 9, and 19-22 (Paper 16, “Dec.”). Patent
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`Owner Adaptix, Inc. now requests adverse judgment as to the claims subject
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`to this inter partes review. Paper 29.
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`We have considered the Request for Adverse Judgment, and hereby
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`grant Patent Owner’s request for adverse judgment.
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`II. RELEVANT RULES
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`The Board may terminate a trial without rendering a final written
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`decision, where appropriate, including where the trial is consolidated with
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`another proceeding or pursuant to a joint request under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) or
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`§ 327(a). 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
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`A party may request judgment against itself at any time during a
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`proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b).
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`III. ANALYSIS
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`Patent Owner’s Request for Adverse Judgment (Paper 29) requests
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`adverse judgment and requests that the Board cancel claims 6, 8, 9, and 19-
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`22 of the ’748 patent. Paper 29, 2.
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`No persuasive reason exists on this record to deny this request.
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`IV. CONCLUSION
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`Accordingly, the Request for Adverse Judgment is granted.
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`Patent 6,947,748 B2
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`V. ORDER
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`For the reasons given, it is
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request for adverse judgment under
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) with respect to claims 6, 8, 9, and 19-22 of U.S. Patent
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`No. 6,947,748 B2 is GRANTED; and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that, at the request of Patent Owner, judgment
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`is entered herein against Patent Owner with respect to claims 6, 8, 9, and 19-
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`22 ofU.S. Patent No. 6,947,748 B2. Claims 6, 8, 9, and 19-22 ofU.S.
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`Patent No. 6,947,748 B2 are not patentable and a certificate canceling them
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`shall issue in due course.
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`IPR2014-01524
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`Patent 6,947,748 B2
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`For Petitioner:
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`Scott Bloebaum
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`scottb1oebaum@andrewskurth.com
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`Scott McKeown
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`Cpdocketmckeown@ob1on.com
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`James Mahon
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`j amesmahon@andrewskurth.com
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`For Patent Owner:
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`Amedo Ferraro
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`aferraro@martinferraro.com
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`Wesley Meinerding
`Wmeinerding@martinferraro.com