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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC., LG ELECTRONICS, INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,
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`Case IPR2019-00510
`Patent 6,868,079
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`JOINT REQUEST TO TREAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2019-00510
`Attorney Docket: 39521-0060IP1
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, and the Board’s email
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`of May 29, 2020, Petitioners Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Samsung
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`Electronics America Inc. (“Samsung” or “Petitioner”) and Patent Owner Uniloc
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`2017 LLC (“Uniloc” or “Patent Owner”) (collectively, the “Parties”) have reached
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`a settlement and jointly move to terminate the above-captioned proceeding as to
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`Samsung. As permitted by statute, Samsung and Uniloc request that the Board
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`treat as business confidential information the true and complete copy of the
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`Settlement Agreement (Confidential Exhibit 1024) between the parties, as
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`referenced in the parties’ Joint Motion to Terminate Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317
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`and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74, filed concurrently herewith.
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`35 U.S.C. § 317(b) provides that:
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`At the request of a party to the proceeding, the agreement or
`understanding shall be treated as business confidential information,
`shall be kept separate from the file of the involved patents, and shall be
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`request, or to any person on a showing of good cause.
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`Likewise, 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) provides that:
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`A party to a settlement may request that the settlement be treated as
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`an involved patent or application. The request must be filed with the
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`settlement. If a timely request is filed, the settlement shall only be
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`(1) To a Government agency on written request to the Board; or
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`(2) To any other person upon written request to the Board to make the
`settlement agreement available, along with the fee specified in
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`The present request, which is being filed contemparaneously with the
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`Settlement Agreement, is timely and in accordance with the foregoing authority.
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`Therefore, the parties request that the Settlement Agreement (Confidential Exhibit
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`1024) (i) be treated as business confidential information, (ii) be maintained
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`separate from the publicly available file of the involved patent, and (iii) shall be
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`made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to
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`persons showing good cause on written request, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`Attorney Docket: 39521-0060IP1
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`/Jeremy J. Monaldo/
`W. Karl Renner, Reg. No. 41,265
`Jeremy J. Monaldo, Reg. No. 58,680
`Roberto J. Devoto, Reg. No. 55,108
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza, 60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`T: 202-783-5070
`F: 877-769-7945
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`Attorneys for Petitioners
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Brett Mangrum/
`Brett A. Mangrum, Reg. No. 64,783
`ETHERIDGE LAW GROUP
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, Texas 76092
`Telephone: (972) 292-8303
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`Dated: June 4, 2020
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`Dated: June 4, 2020
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`Proceeding No.: IPR2019-00510
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §§ 42.6(e)(1) and 42.6(e)(4)(iii), the undersigned
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`certifies that on June 5, 2020, a complete and entire copy of this Joint Request to
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`Treat Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information and Exhibit
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`1024 were provided via email, to the Patent Owner by serving the correspondence
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`addresses of record as follows:
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`Ryan Loveless
`Brett Mangrum
`James Etheridge
`Jeffrey Huang
`Etheridge Law Group
`2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120-324
`Southlake, TX 76092
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`ryan@etheridgelaw.com
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`/Diana Bradley/
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`Diana Bradley
`Fish & Richardson P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`(858) 678-5667
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