TD Bank Groupv.Global Session Holdings SRLDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardJan 26, 201509603759 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 26, 2015) Copy Citation Trials@uspto.gov Paper 14 571-272-7822 January 26, 2015 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ TD BANK, N.A., Petitioner, v. GLOBAL SESSION HOLDINGS SRL, Patent Owner. ____________ Case IPR2014-01356 Patent 6,360,249 B1 ____________ Before JUSTIN T. ARBES, RAMA G. ELLURU, FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, and J. JOHN LEE, Administrative Patent Judges. IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judge. JUDGMENT Termination of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. § 42.72 IPR2014-01356 Patent 6,360,249 B1 2 On January 16, 2015, the parties filed a joint motion (Paper 12) to terminate the instant proceeding on the basis of a settlement reached by the parties. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. The parties also filed a copy of their written settlement agreement (Exhibit 2015) and requested that the settlement agreement be treated as business confidential information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Paper 13. The instant proceeding is still in the preliminary stages. Patent Owner filed a preliminary response on December 5, 2014. We have not yet determined whether to institute an inter partes review. The parties further represent that the related district court case between the parties involving U.S. Patent No. 6,360,249 B1 (“the ’249 patent”) was dismissed with prejudice on January 15, 2015. Paper 12, 3. Additionally, the parties represent that other district court cases involving the ’249 patent have also been dismissed. Paper 12, 3; Paper 4, 3. Further, the parties identify related petitions for inter partes review in IPR2014-01350, IPR2014-01352, and IPR2014-01354. Paper 12, 2–3. The parties have filed joint motions to terminate each of these proceedings. Id. Under the circumstances, the Board determines that it is appropriate to terminate the proceeding without rendering a final written decision. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.72. In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby: ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the settlement agreement (Exhibit 2015) be treated as business confidential information, kept separate from the file of U.S. Patent No. 6,360,249 B1, and made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause, under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. IPR2014-01356 Patent 6,360,249 B1 3 § 42.74(c) is granted; and FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the proceeding is granted and this proceeding is hereby terminated. PETITIONER: William Long Joshua Curry MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP blong@mckennalong.com jcurry@mckennalong.com PATENT OWNER: Peter Ayers LEE & HAYES PLLC peter@leehayes.com Craig Yudell YUDELL ISIDORE PLLC yudell@yudellisidore.com Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation