Apotex Inc.v.Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Download PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardNov 15, 201310200868 (P.T.A.B. Nov. 15, 2013) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 73 572-272-7822 Mailed: November 15, 2013 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ APOTEX INC. Petitioner v. ALCON PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD. Patent Owner ____________ Case IPR2013-00012 Patent 6,716,830 _______ Before SALLY GARDNER LANE, LORA M. GREEN, and RAMA G. ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judges. LANE, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING 37 C.F.R. § 42.73 The parties indicate that they have reached settlement and jointly move to terminate this trial proceeding. (Joint Motion (Paper 71) filed 7 November 2013). Case IPR2013-00012 U.S. Patent 6,716,830 2 See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. The parties have filed a copy of the written Settlement Agreement (Exhibit 1047) and a Stipulation of Dismissal said to have been filed in the copending District Court action 1 on 20 September 2013. (Exhibit 1046). The Board instituted trial on 19 March 2013 (Decision (Paper 43)). The Patent Owner filed a Response (Paper 55) but did not file a Motion to Amend. Under these circumstances the Board determines that it is appropriate to terminate the trial without rendering a final written decision. 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. Order It is ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the proceeding is GRANTED and the proceeding is hereby terminated; FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information kept separate from the file of the involved patents, and made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) (Request, Paper 70), is GRANTED. 1 Alcon Pharms. Ltd. Et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al., Case No. 11-587-SLR (D.Del). Case IPR2013-00012 U.S. Patent 6,716,830 3 cc: Petitioner: Eldora Ellison H. Keeto Sabharwal Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC eellision@skgf.com keetos@skgf.com Patent Owner: Barry Copeland Alcon Research, Ltd. Barry.copeland@alconlabs.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation