Cypress Semiconductor Corporationv.Blackberry Ltd.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 2, 2014

08897346 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 2, 2014)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 22
Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: December 2, 2014

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
_______________
BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
_______________
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.,
Petitioner,
v.
BLACKBERRY LTD.,
Patent Owner.
_______________

Cases IPR2014-00397 (Patent 6,833,686 B2)
IPR2014-00400 (Patent 6,034,623)
_______________

Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, SALLY C. MEDLEY, and
PATRICK M. BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judges.

MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT
Termination of the Proceeding
37 C.F.R. § 42.73

On November 21, 2014, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate this
proceeding, along with a true copy of their written agreement, made in connection
with the termination of the instant proceeding, in accordance with 35 U.S.C.
IPR2014-00397 (Patent 6,833,686 B2)
IPR2014-00400 (Patent 6,034,623)

§ 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). The parties also filed a joint request to have
their agreement treated as confidential business information under 35 U.S.C.
§ 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). See, e.g., IPR2014-00397 (Papers 16, 17;
Ex. 2005). The joint motions request termination of the proceedings and further
explain that the related litigation has been dismissed without prejudice.
On July 3, 2014, we instituted trial for each case. At this juncture of the
proceeding, the Board does not have before it full briefing on the trial issues and
the Board has not entered a final decision.
Based on the facts of these cases, it is appropriate to enter judgment1 without
rendering a final written decision. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
It is
ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the agreement be treated as
business confidential information, to be kept separate from the patent file is
granted;
FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the proceedings
are granted; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the proceedings are terminated.

1 A judgment means a final written decision by the Board, or a termination of a
proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.

IPR2014-00397 (Patent 6,833,686 B2)
IPR2014-00400 (Patent 6,034,623)

PETITIONER:

James Hannah
Aaron Frankel
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP
jhannah@kramerlevin.com
afrankel@kramerlevin.com

PATENT OWNER:

Robert Mattson
John Kern
Christopher Bullard
OBLON, SPIVAK, McCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP
cpdocketmattson@oblon.com
cpdocketkern@oblon.com
cpdocketbullard@oblon.com