Cardinal Commerce Corp.v.SignatureLink, Inc.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Jul 1, 2014

11312397 (P.T.A.B. Jul. 1, 2014)

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

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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CARDINAL COMMERCE CORPORATION
Petitioner.
v.
SIGNATURELINK, INC.
Patent Owner.
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Case IPR2014-00545
Patent 7,916,906 B2
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Before MEREDITH C. PETRAVICK, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
JAMES B. ARPIN, Administrative Patent Judges.

ARPIN, Administrative Patent Judge.

JUDGMENT
Termination of the Proceeding
37 C.F.R. § 42.73

On June 25, 2014, and pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R.
§ 42.74, the parties filed a copy of a settlement agreement and release (Ex.
1014) along with a joint request to treat the settlement agreement as business
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confidential (Paper 9), to be kept separate from the patent file. In a
subsequent conference call on June 30, 2014, in which lead counsel for the
respective parties and Judges Petravick and Arpin participated, both lead
counsel confirmed to us that Exhibit 1014 is a true copy of the settlement
agreement and release, as executed by the parties, and that the settlement
agreement and release comprises no other documents. In addition, the
parties filed a joint motion to terminate the proceeding (Paper 7) pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 317.
This case is in the preliminary proceeding
1
stage; no institution of a
trial has been made. Based on the facts of this case and in reliance upon the
confirmation by lead counsel, described above, it is appropriate to enter
judgment.
2
Therefore, the joint motion to terminate the proceeding is
granted.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the parties’ joint request that the settlement
agreement be treated as business confidential information, to be kept
separate from the patent file is granted; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the joint motion to terminate the
proceeding is granted; and
FURTHER ORDERED that the proceeding is terminated.

1
A preliminary proceeding begins with the filing of a petition for instituting
a trial and ends with a written decision as to whether a trial will be instituted.
37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
2
A judgment means a final written decision by the Board, or a termination
of a proceeding. 37 C.F.R. § 42.2.
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PETITIONER:

Thomas C. Reynolds
Timothy E. Bianchi
SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER
treynolds@slwip.com
tbianchi@slwip.com

PATENT OWNER:

Brian A. Tollefson
Michael V. Battaglia
ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C.
btollefson@rothwellfigg.com
mbattaglia@rothwellfigg.com