Lighthouse Consulting Group LLCDownload PDFPatent Trials and Appeals BoardOct 6, 2020IPR2020-00759 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 6, 2020) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 11 571.272.7822 Entered: October 6, 2020 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, Petitioner, v. LIGHTHOUSE CONSULTING GROUP LLC, Patent Owner. ____________ IPR2020-00759 Patent RE44,274 E ____________ Before KEVIN F. TURNER, MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, and JENNIFER S. BISK, Administrative Patent Judges. BISK, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT Granting Request for Adverse Judgment After Institution of Trial 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) IPR2020-00759 Patent RE44,274 E 2 I. INTRODUCTION “A party may request judgment against itself at any time during a proceeding. Actions construed to be a request for adverse judgment include: . . . (4) Abandonment of the contest.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4). Patent Owner filed an email stating that “it elects not to file a response” in this proceeding and both parties indicated they had no objections to this statement being construed as a request for adverse judgment. Ex. 3001. Therefore, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4), this proceeding is terminated and adverse judgment is entered against the Patent Owner. Accordingly, it is: ORDERED that adverse judgment is entered, under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b)(4), against Patent Owner and in favor of Petitioner; FURTHER ORDERED that claims 1–15 of U.S. Patent No. RE44,274 E be cancelled; and FURTHER ORDERED that this inter partes review is terminated. IPR2020-00759 Patent RE44,274 E 3 PETITIONER: Louis L. Campbell Michael M. Murray WINSTON & STRAWN LLP llcampbell@winston.com mmurray@winston.com PATENT OWNER: Hao Ni Neal Massand NI, WANG & MASSAND, PLLC hni@nilawfirm.com nmassand@nilawfirm.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
