Lintec Corporationv.Nitto Denko CorporationDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardAug 31, 201512696135 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 31, 2015) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 15 571-272-7822 Entered: August 31, 2015 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ LINTEC CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, Patent Owner. _______________ Case IPR2015-00385 Patent 8,237,294 B2 ________________ Before GRACE KARAFFA OBERMANN, STACEY G. WHITE, and CHARLES J. BOUDREAU, Administrative Patent Judges. OBERMANN, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Adverse Judgment 35 U.S.C. 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b) IPR2015-00385 Patent 8,237,294 B2 2 On June 1, 2015, the Board instituted this inter partes review of claims 1–5 of U.S. Patent No. 8,237,294 B2. Paper 11. On August 21, 2015, pursuant to Board pre-authorization granted during a telephone conference of August 20, 2015, Patent Owner filed an Unopposed Motion for Adverse Judgment, including a copy of a Disclaimer in Patent under 37 C.F.R. § 1.321(a). Paper 14, Appendix A. A party may request entry of adverse judgment against itself at any time during a proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b). No motion to amend the claims is pending. Patent Owner has requested cancellation of each claim for which this review was instituted. Paper 14, Appendix A. Under these circumstances, Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Adverse Judgment is granted and judgment adverse to Patent Owner is entered. This constitutes a final written decision under 35 U.S.C. § 318(a). It is ORDERED that Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Adverse Judgment is granted; FURTHER ORDERED that adverse judgment against Patent Owner is entered under 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(b); and FURTHER ORDERED that this constitutes a final written decision under 35 U.S.C. § 318(a). IPR2015-00385 Patent 8,237,294 B2 3 PETITIONER: Mainak H. Mehta Robert H. Sloss PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP miku.mehta@procopio.com robert.sloss@procopio.com PATENT OWNER: William H. Mandir Keiko K. Takagi SUGHRUE MION, PLLC wmandir@sughrue.com ktakagi@sughrue.com IPR201500385@sughrue.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
