Compass Bankv.Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Download PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardFeb 5, 201609003541 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 5, 2016) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 38 Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: February 5, 2016 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC., Patent Owner. Case CBM2015-00102 Patent 6,237,095 B1 Before TREVOR M. JEFFERSON, MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY, and KERRY BEGLEY, Administrative Patent Judges. WEATHERLY, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT Termination of the Proceeding 35 U.S.C. § 327(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.72 All remaining parties in this proceeding have requested that this trial be terminated pursuant to a settlement. On February 2, 2016, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate this proceeding and to file the settlement agreement as business confidential information under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Paper 37. The joint motion briefly states why termination is appropriate. Id. CBM2015-00102 Patent 6,237,095 B1 2 at 2–3. With their joint motion to terminate, the parties also filed a copy of a written settlement agreement, Ex. 1026, that they request be kept confidential, Paper 37, 3. Since we instituted a trial in this proceeding on October 2, 2015, the remaining parties have filed no papers other than the joint motion to terminate. 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 including the related district court litigation. Id. (citing Ex. 1027). Under these circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to enter judgment and terminate the trial without rendering a final written decision. 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company’s, and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.’s Corrected Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding with Respect to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 327 is granted; FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the Board treat their settlement agreement as business confidential information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 327(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), is granted; and FURTHER ORDERED that this case is terminated pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. CBM2015-00102 Patent 6,237,095 B1 3 PETITIONER: William F. Long DENTONS US LLP bill.long@dentons.com Truman Fenton SLADEN GRUBERT BEARD PLLC tfenton@sgbfirm.com PATENT OWNER: Kenneth J. Weatherwax Nathan Lowenstein LOWENSTEIN & WEATHERWAX LLP weatherwax@lowensteinweatherwax.com lowenstein@lowensteinweatherwax.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation