BlackBerry Corpv.Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 1, 2014

11437517 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 1, 2014)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 11
Tel: 571-272-7822 Entered: December 1, 2014

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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BLACKBERRY CORP.,
Petitioner,
v.
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.,
Patent Owner.
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Case IPR2014-01496
Patent U.S. 8,059,015
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Cases IPR 2014-01470 (Patent 8,004,497 B2)
IPR 2014-01483 (Patent 8,519,973 B1)
IPR 2014-01488 (Patent 6,012,103)
IPR 2014-01492 (Patent 6,493,770 B1)
IPR 2014-01495 (Patent 6,249,825 B1)
IPR 2014-01496 (Patent 8,059,015 B2)
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Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, DONNA M. PRAISS, PATRICK M. BOUCHER,
and KEVIN W. CHERRY, Administrative Patent Judges.

PRAISS, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT
Termination of the Proceeding
37 C.F.R. § 42.73
IPR 2014-01470, 01483, 01488, 01492, 01495, 01496
Patents 8,004,497; 8,519,973; 6,012,103; 6,493,770; 6,249,825; 8,059,015

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On November 21, 2014, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate these
proceedings, as authorized by the Board on November 20, 2014. The parties also
filed a true copy of their written agreement, made in connection with the
termination of the instant proceedings, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and
37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b). In addition, the parties filed a joint request to have their
agreement treated as confidential business information under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b)
and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). See, e.g., IPR 2014-01470 (Papers 8, 9; Ex. 1008). The
joint motions request termination of the proceedings and further explain that the
related litigation has been dismissed without prejudice.
At this juncture in the proceedings, decisions to institute trial have not been
entered as the joint motions preceded the expiration for filing preliminary
responses by the Patent Owner.
Based on the facts of these cases, it is appropriate to enter judgment
1
without
rendering a final written decision. See 35 U.S.C. § 317(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.72.
It is
ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the agreement be treated as
business confidential information, to be kept separate from the patent file is
granted;
FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motions to terminate the proceedings
are granted; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the proceedings are terminated.

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A judgment means a final written decision by the Board, or a termination of a
proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
IPR 2014-01470, 01483, 01488, 01492, 01495, 01496
Patents 8,004,497; 8,519,973; 6,012,103; 6,493,770; 6,249,825; 8,059,015

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PETITIONER:

Robert C. Mattson
cpdocketmattson@oblon.com

John S. Kern
cpdocketkern@oblon.com

Christopher Ricciuti
cpdocketricciuti@oblon.com

PATENT OWNER:

Robert R. Laurenzi
robert.laurenzi@kayescholer.com

Robert S. Magee
robert.magee@kayescholer.com