Toledo & Co., Inc.v.Master Lock Company LLCDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardMar 26, 201511635732 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 26, 2015) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 10 Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: March 26, 2015 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD TOLEDO & CO., INC., Petitioner, v. MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC, Patent Owner. Case IPR2014-01542 Patent 7,516,843 B2 Before MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, JEREMY M. PLENZLER, and CARL M. DEFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judges. WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT Termination of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5(a), 42.73(a) On March 20, 2015, we authorized the parties via e-mail to file a joint request to terminate this proceeding and to file the settlement agreement as business confidential information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). On March 25, 2015, the parties filed their joint motion. Paper 8. With their joint motion to IPR2014-01542 Patent 7,516,843 B2 2 terminate, the parties also filed a copy of a written settlement agreement that they request be kept confidential. Paper 9, at 2; Ex. 2001. We have not instituted trial in this proceeding. Thus, this proceeding is in its initial stages. The parties indicate that they have agreed to resolve all disputes between them related to the challenged patent. Paper 8, at 2. Under these circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to enter judgment and terminate the proceeding without rendering a final written decision. 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5(a), 42.73(a). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate Inter Partes Review and Submission of Copy of Settlement Agreement is granted; and FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Treat Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 is granted. IPR2014-01542 Patent 7,516,843 B2 3 PETITIONER: Eugenio J. Torres-Oyola Victor M. RodrÃguez-Reyes Rafael RodrÃguez-Muriel FERRAIUOLI LLC etorres@ferraiuoli.com vrodriguezreyes@ferraiuoli.com rrodriguez@ferraiuoli.com PATENT OWNER: Henry A. Petri, Jr. James P. Murphy NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP henry.petri@novakdruce.com james.murphy@novakdruce.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
