Greenthread LLC

Patent Trials and Appeals BoardJun 29, 2020

IPR2020-00291 (P.T.A.B. Jun. 29, 2020)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 12 571–272–7822 Entered: June 29, 2020 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD _______________ SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Petitioner, v. GREENTHREAD LLC, Patent Owner. _______________ IPR2020-00291 Patent 9,647,070 B2 _______________ Before ROBERT J. WEINSCHENK, MINN CHUNG, and RUSSELL E. CASS, Administrative Patent Judges. WEINSCHENK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION Settlement Prior to Institution of Trial 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 IPR2020-00291 Patent 9,647,070 B2 2 I. INTRODUCTION The parties filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss. Paper 11 (“Motion” or “Mot.”). The parties also filed what they indicate is a true and correct copy of a Covenant Not to Sue. Ex. 2018 (“Covenant”). For the reasons discussed below, the Motion is granted. II. ANALYSIS This proceeding is in the preliminary stage, and no decision whether to institute a trial has been made. The parties indicate that the Covenant resolves all disputes between the parties regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,647,070 B2. Mot. 1. The parties also certify that “there are no collateral agreements or understanding[s] made in connection with, or in contemplation of, the dismissal of this proceeding.” Id. at 2. Under these circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to dismiss the Petition (Paper 2) and terminate this proceeding. See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.71(a), 42.74(a). III. ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Dismiss is granted; and FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition is dismissed and this proceeding is terminated as to all parties. IPR2020-00291 Patent 9,647,070 B2 3 FOR PETITIONER: Walter Renner David Holt FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. axf-ptab@fr.com holt2@fr.com FOR PATENT OWNER: Cyrus Morton Rajin Olson ROBINS KAPLAN LLP cmorton@robinskaplan.com rolson@robinskaplan.com