Samsung Electronics America, Inc.v.Tactile Feedback Technology, LLCDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardFeb 23, 201612964123 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 23, 2016) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 8 571-272-7822 Entered: February 23, 2016 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., Petitioner, v. TACTILE FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Patent Owner. ____________ Case IPR2016-00202 Patent 8,068,100 B2 Before BRYAN F. MOORE, DAVID C. McKONE, and FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judges. IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judge. ORDER Joint Motion to Terminate 35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.72, 42.74 IPR2016-00202 Patent 8,068,100 B2 2 On February 9, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding based on a settlement reached by the parties. Paper 6. The parties further filed a true copy of a Settlement and License Agreement (Ex. 1023) and a Joint Request to Treat Settlement Agreement as Business Information and Keep Separate under 35 U.S.C. § 317 (Paper 7). The above filings were authorized pursuant to an email sent by the Board on February 4, 2016. This proceeding is in an early stage and no decision whether to institute inter partes review has been made. Additionally, the parties represent that (1) [the parties] have reached an agreement resolving the dispute involving the patent at issue in this IPR; (2) termination of the IPR is requested prior to a Decision on Institution of the IPR; (3) the prior litigation between the Parties in connection with the patent at issue has been dismissed; (4) the Parties do not foresee any future litigation between them relating to the patent at issue in this IPR; and (5) there are no other petitioners to this IPR other than Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Paper 6, 2. Based on the facts of the instant proceeding, it is appropriate to terminate. Therefore, the joint motion to terminate the instant proceeding is granted. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the instant proceeding is granted; FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the Settlement and License Agreement (Ex. 1023) be treated as business confidential information, kept separate from the file of U.S. Patent No. 8,068,100 B2, and made available only to Federal Government agencies on IPR2016-00202 Patent 8,068,100 B2 3 written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, under the provisions 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) is granted; and FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding is terminated. PETITIONER: Jennifer Sklenar Jin-Suk Park jennifer.sklenar@aporter.com jin.park@aporter.com PATENT OWNER: Robert Michael Azzi Vito Ciaravino Janet Ramsey mazzi@wnj.com vciaravino@wnj.com jramsey@wnj.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation