Apple Inc.v.Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Jan 29, 2016

09491954 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 29, 2016)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 7
571-272-7822 Entered: January 29, 2016

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
____________

BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
____________

APPLE INC.,
Petitioner,

v.

ERICSSON INC. and TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON,
Patent Owners.
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Cases
IPR2015-01904 (Patent 8,812,059) IPR2016-00107 (Patent RE43,931)
IPR2015-01905 (Patent 8,812,059) IPR2016-00108 (Patent 6,400,376)
IPR2015-01919 (Patent 6,291,966) IPR2016-00109 (Patent 6,157,620)
IPR2016-00004 (Patent 6,029,052) IPR2016-00110 (Patent 6,122,263)
IPR2016-00050 (Patent 6,633,550) IPR2016-00152 (Patent 6,026,293)
IPR2016-00106 (Patent RE43,931) IPR2016-00154 (Patent 6,029,052)1

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Before KEVIN F. TURNER, BENJAMIN D. M. WOOD,
PATRICK R. SCANLON, BARBARA A. BENOIT, and BETH Z. SHAW,
Administrative Patent Judges.

SCANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.

DECISION
Motion to Dismiss
37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5(a), 42.71(a)

1 This Decision addresses issues pertaining to all twelve cases. Thus, we
exercise our discretion to issue one Decision to be filed in each case.
IPR2015-01904, IPR2015-01905, IPR2015-01919, IPR2016-00004, IPR2016-
00050, IPR2016-00106, IPR2016-00107, IPR2016-00108, IPR2016-00109,
IPR2016-00110, IPR2016-00152, IPR2016-00154

2
In each of the instant proceedings, Petitioner filed an Unopposed
Motion to Dismiss on December 29, 2015. Paper 6.2 The Board authorized
the filing of these Motions via e-mail on December 28, 2015. Petitioner
requests, in each proceeding, dismissal of the pending petition and termination
of the proceeding. Id. at 2.
Each of these proceedings is still in a preliminary stage. Patent Owner
has not filed a preliminary response, and we have not considered the merits of
the Petitions. Furthermore, according to Petitioner, the parties met and
conferred and Patent Owners do not oppose the Motions. Id. Petitioner also
asserts that dismissal of the Petitions “will preserve the Board’s resources and
the parties’ resources while also epitomizing the Patent Office’s policy of
‘secur[ing] the just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution’” in accordance with
37 C.F.R. § 42.1(b), and Patent Owners will not be prejudiced by dismissal.
Id. at 3. Under these circumstances, we determine that it is appropriate to
dismiss the petitions. See 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5(a), 42.71(a). This paper does not
constitute a final written decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a).

ORDER
In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Dismiss in each of the instant
proceedings is granted;

2 The paper number for the Motion to Dismiss is the same in all of the
proceedings except for IPR2016-00050 and IPR2016-00110. In both of these
cases, the Motion to Dismiss is Paper 7.
IPR2015-01904, IPR2015-01905, IPR2015-01919, IPR2016-00004, IPR2016-
00050, IPR2016-00106, IPR2016-00107, IPR2016-00108, IPR2016-00109,
IPR2016-00110, IPR2016-00152, IPR2016-00154

3
FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition in each of the instant
proceedings is dismissed; and
FURTHER ORDERED that each of the instant proceedings is
terminated.
IPR2015-01904, IPR2015-01905, IPR2015-01919, IPR2016-00004, IPR2016-
00050, IPR2016-00106, IPR2016-00107, IPR2016-00108, IPR2016-00109,
IPR2016-00110, IPR2016-00152, IPR2016-00154

4

PETITIONERS:

Michael Hawkins
hawkins@fr.com

Patrick Bisenius
Stuart Nelson
Christopher Green
Ruffin Cordell
IPR30146-0011IP1@fr.com

PATENT OWNER:

Todd Baker
CPDocketBaker@oblon.com

Sameer Gokhale
CPDocketGokhale@oblon.com

Lisa Mandrusiak
CPDocketMandrusiak@oblon.com

Alex Kuo
CPDocketBaker@oblon.com