TPK America, LLCv.Wintek Corporation

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Dec 5, 2014

13607436 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 5, 2014)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper 13
Tel: 571–272–7822 Entered: December 5, 2014

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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TPK AMERICA, LLC,
Petitioner,
v.
WINTEK CORPORATION,
Patent Owner.
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IPR2013-00433 (U.S. Patent No. 8,294,677 B2)
IPR2013-00436 (U.S. Patent No. 8,330,738 B2)
IPR2014-00927 (U.S. Patent No. 8,482,542 B2)
IPR2014-00928 (U.S. Patent No. 8,477,113 B2)
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Before KEVIN F. TURNER, WILLIAM V. SAINDON, and
THOMAS L. GIANNETTI, Administrative Patent Judges.

SAINDON, Administrative Patent Judge.

ORDER
Termination of the Proceedings
37 C.F.R. § 42.73

IPR2013-00433 (U.S. Patent No. 8,294,677 B2)
IPR2013-00436 (U.S. Patent No. 8,330,738 B2)
IPR2014-00927 (U.S. Patent No. 8,482,542 B2)
IPR2014-00928 (U.S. Patent No. 8,477,113 B2)

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I. DISCUSSION
On November 29, 2014, Petitioner and Patent Owner filed a Joint Motion to
Terminate and a Motion to File Settlement Agreement Confidentially in each of
IPR2013-00433, IPR2013-00436, IPR2014-00927, and IPR2014-00928 (“the
Proceedings”). We authorized the parties to file these motions during a conference
call held November 25, 2014. For the reasons below, in each of the Proceedings,
we grant both motions and terminate the proceeding.
Petitioner asserts that it has filed, in total, four petitions requesting review of
Patent Owner’s patents. IPR2014-00927 and IPR2014-00928 are both in the pre-
trial stage; decisions on whether to institute inter partes review are due December
18, 2014. IPR2014-00433 and IPR2014-00436 have had their oral arguments. No
final written decisions have been entered in any of the Proceedings.
The Joint Motion to Terminate asserts that TPK Holding Co., Ltd.
(Petitioner’s parent company) and Patent Owner entered into a settlement
agreement that resolved all litigation relating to the patents challenged in the
Proceedings.1 A copy of the settlement agreement has been filed in each of the
Proceedings. In the settlement agreement, TPK Holding Co., Ltd. and Patent
Owner agreed to request termination of the Proceedings, and to assign the patents
challenged in the Proceedings to TPK Holding Co., Ltd. Thus, all of the relevant
parties in the Proceedings have expressed their desire to terminate the Proceedings.
Based on the facts presented, we determine that it is appropriate to terminate
the Proceedings. Thus, the Joint Motions to Terminate are granted. In addition,

1 TPK America, LLC v. Wintek Corp., No. 1:13-CV-01221 (D. Del).
IPR2013-00433 (U.S. Patent No. 8,294,677 B2)
IPR2013-00436 (U.S. Patent No. 8,330,738 B2)
IPR2014-00927 (U.S. Patent No. 8,482,542 B2)
IPR2014-00928 (U.S. Patent No. 8,477,113 B2)

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we determine there is good cause and, therefore, grant the Joint Motions to treat
the settlement as business confidential information.

II. ORDER
In view of the foregoing, it is hereby:
ORDERED that the settlement agreement filed in the Proceedings
(IPR2013-00433—Exhibit 1016, IPR2013-00436—Exhibit 1015, IPR2014-
00927—Exhibit 1019, and IPR2014-00928—Exhibit 1019) is to be treated as
business confidential information and to be kept separate from the patent file;
FURTHER ORDERED that the Joint Motions to Terminate IPR2013-00433,
IPR2013-00436, IPR2014-00927, and IPR2014-00928 are granted;
FURTHER ORDERED that IPR2013-00433, IPR2013-00436, IPR2014-
00927, and IPR2014-00928 are terminated.

IPR2013-00433 (U.S. Patent No. 8,294,677 B2)
IPR2013-00436 (U.S. Patent No. 8,330,738 B2)
IPR2014-00927 (U.S. Patent No. 8,482,542 B2)
IPR2014-00928 (U.S. Patent No. 8,477,113 B2)

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For PETITIONER:

Davin Stockwell
Don Daybell
Mark Shean
ORRICK, HERRINGTON, & SUTCLIFFE LLP
dstockwell@orrick.com
ddaybell@orrick.com
mshean@orrick.com
D2SPTABDocket@orrick.com
M2SPTABDocket@orrick.com

For PATENT OWNER:

Scott McKeown
Greg Gardella
OBLON SPIVAK
cpdocketmckeown@oblon.com
cpdocketgardella@oblon.com