Before JOSIAH C. COCKS, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, and DAVID COTTA, Administrative Patent Judges.
On July 2, 2021, with our authorization (Ex. 3002)2, in each proceeding, Petitioner filed a Joint Motion to Terminate (Paper 15), a copy of a Confidential Binding Term Sheet (Ex. 1116)3 governing their settlement, and a Joint Request to Treat as Business Confidential Information (Paper 16).
In the Joint Motion to Terminate, the parties represent that they have reached an agreement to settle all pending litigation, including these proceedings.
The parties also represent that the Confidential Binding Term Sheet has been made in writing and that they filed a true copy of the same as Exhibit 1116.
Accordingly, it is: ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate is granted, and each proceeding is terminated due to settlement prior to institution of trial with respect to Petitioner and Patent Owner pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74; and FURTHER ORDERED that the Confidential Binding Term Sheet shall be kept separate from the files of the patents at issue in these proceedings, and made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).