Mercedes-Benz USA, LLCv.Innovative Display Technologies LLC

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Jul 2, 2015

13315412 (P.T.A.B. Jul. 2, 2015)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 25
571-272-7822 Entered: July 2, 2015
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, and
MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Petitioners,
v.
INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC,
Patent Owner.
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Case IPR2015-00359
Case IPR2015-00360
Case IPR2015-00361
Case IPR2015-00363
Case IPR2015-00366
Case IPR2015-00368
Case IPR2015-00994
Case IPR2015-01044
Case IPR2015-01067
Case IPR2015-01113
Case IPR2015-01114
Case IPR2015-01115
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Before LORA M. GREEN, THOMAS L. GIANNETTI,
MIRIAM L. QUINN, and BEVERLY M. BUNTING,
Administrative Patent Judges.

GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT
Termination of Proceedings
37 C.F.R. § 42.72
IPR2015-00359 IPR2015-00366 IPR2015-01067
IPR2015-00360 IPR2015-00368 IPR2015-01113
IPR2015-00361 IPR2015-00994 IPR2015-01114
IPR2015-00363 IPR2015-01044 IPR2015-01115

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On June 30, 2015, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate each of
these proceedings pursuant to a settlement agreement. Paper 25.1 The
parties also filed true copies of their written settlement agreement, made in
connection with the termination of these proceedings, in accordance with 35
U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). Exhibit 1025. Additionally, the
parties submitted joint requests to have their settlement agreement treated as
confidential business information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R.
§ 42.74(c). Paper 26.
These proceedings are in the preliminary stages. The parties submit
that termination is appropriate because the parties have settled their dispute
and have reached agreement to terminate all of these IPRs. Paper 25, 2. The
parties represent that their pending district court litigation has been
dismissed and the settlement agreement ends all patent disputes between the
parties. Paper 25, 4.
Upon consideration of the requests before us, we determine that
terminating these proceedings with respect to both Petitioners and Patent
Owner, at this early juncture, promotes efficiency and minimizes
unnecessary costs. Based on the facts of these cases, it is appropriate to
enter judgment terminating the proceedings without rendering a final written
decision. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.

1 Paper and exhibit numbers refer to Case IPR2015-00359. Corresponding
motions and settlement agreements were filed in each of the other cases.
IPR2015-00359 IPR2015-00366 IPR2015-01067
IPR2015-00360 IPR2015-00368 IPR2015-01113
IPR2015-00361 IPR2015-00994 IPR2015-01114
IPR2015-00363 IPR2015-01044 IPR2015-01115

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Accordingly, it is:
ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the following cases are
granted: Case IPR2015-00359; Case IPR2015-00360; Case IPR2015-00361;
Case IPR2015-00363; Case IPR2015-00366; Case IPR2015-00368; Case
IPR2015-00994; Case IPR2015-01044; Case IPR2015-01067; Case
IPR2015-01113; Case IPR2015-01114; and Case IPR2015-01115;
FURTHER ORDERED that the above cases are hereby terminated as
to all parties, including Petitioners and Patent Owner; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint requests that the
settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information, kept
separate from the patent file, and made available only to Federal
Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of
good cause, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), are
granted.

IPR2015-00359 IPR2015-00366 IPR2015-01067
IPR2015-00360 IPR2015-00368 IPR2015-01113
IPR2015-00361 IPR2015-00994 IPR2015-01114
IPR2015-00363 IPR2015-01044 IPR2015-01115

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PETITIONERS:

Scott W. Doyle
Jonathan R. DeFoose
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP
scott.doyle@friedfrank.com
jonathan.defosse@friedfrank.com

PATENT OWNER:

Justin B. Kimble
Jeffrey R. Bragaline
BRAGALONE CONROY P.C.
jkimble@bcpc-law.com
jbragalone@bcpc-law.com

George W. Webb III
AHMAD, ZAVITSANSOS, ANAIPAKOS, ALAVI
& MENSING P.C.
gwebb@azalaw.com