Trials@uspto.gov Paper 18
571-272-7822 Date: August 5, 2020
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
LG ELECTRONICS INC.,
Petitioner,
v.
BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH, LLC,
Patent Owner.
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Before BRYAN F. MOORE, MELISSA A. HAAPALA, and
SCOTT E. BAIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAAPALA, Administrative Patent Judge.
TERMINATION
Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial
35 U.S.C. § 317, 37 C.F.R. § 42.74
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Pursuant to our authorization, on July 16, 2020, the parties filed a
Joint Motion to Terminate the above-captioned proceeding. Paper 15.
Along with the motion, the parties filed a settlement agreement (Exhibit
2006) and a Joint Request to Keep Separate (Paper 16), in which the parties
request the settlement agreement be treated as business confidential
information pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
The parties state that they have settled their dispute regarding the
challenged patent, the settlement agreement has been made in writing, and a
true and correct copy of the agreement is filed as Exhibit 2006. Paper 15, 1–
2. The parties further state that the district court has dismissed the claims
relating to the challenged patent. Id. at 2. The parties also assert that there
are no public interest or other factors that weigh against termination of this
proceeding. Id. at 1.
We instituted trial on May 20, 2020. Paper 13. This proceeding is in
its early stages and we have not yet decided the merits. Under the
circumstances, we determine it is appropriate to terminate this proceeding.
See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a). We further determine it is appropriate to treat the
settlement agreement as business confidential information, and therefore,
grant the request. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(b); 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
It is:
ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Terminate this proceeding is
GRANTED and the proceeding is hereby terminated; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Request that the settlement
agreement (Exhibit 2006) be treated as business confidential information
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c) is GRANTED.
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FOR PETITIONER:
Timothy Riffe
riffe@fr.com
Robert Andrew Schwentker
schwentker@fr.com
Kim Leung
leung@fr.com
FOR PATENT OWNER:
Steven Hartsell
shartsell@skiermontderby.com
Alexander Gasser
agasser@skiermontderby.com
Joseph Ramirez
jramires@skiermontderby.com
