December 12, Certain Wireless Consumer Electronics Devices and Components Thereof Inv. No. 337-TA-853. James C. Otteson

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1 James C. Otteson December 12, 2012 VIA OVERNIGHT COURIER The Honorable E. James Gildea Administrative Law Judge U.S. International Trade Commission 500 E Street, S.W., Room 317 Washington, DC Re: Certain Wireless Consumer Electronics Devices and Components Thereof Inv. No. 337-TA-853 Dear Judge Gildea: Enclosed please find two double-sided copies of the JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE THE INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO RESPONDENTS SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. AND SIERRA WIRELESS AMERICA, INC. (PUBLIC VERSION) which is being submitted in the above-referenced investigation. Respectfully submitted, Enclosures James C. Otteson 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA

2 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. Before the Honorable E. James Gildea Administrative Law Judge In the Matter of CERTAIN WIRELESS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF Investigation No. 337-TA-853 PUBLIC VERSION JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE THE INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO RESPONDENTS SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. AND SIERRA WIRELESS AMERICA, INC. Pursuant to Commission Rule (b), Complainants Technology Properties Limited LLC ( TPL ), Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC ( PDS ) and Patriot Scientific Corporation ( PTSC ) (collectively, Complainants ), and Respondents Sierra Wireless, Inc. and Sierra Wireless America, Inc. (collectively, Sierra Wireless ), move to terminate this Investigation with respect to Sierra Wireless, on the basis of the attached redacted confidential MMP Portfolio License Agreement and attachments. For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum of Points and Authorities submitted herewith, Complainants and Sierra Wireless respectfully request that the motion be granted and that the Investigation be terminated as to Sierra only. Pursuant to Ground Rule 2.2, counsel for Complainants and Sierra Wireless conferred with the Staff and all other parties regarding the substance of this motion two days prior to its filing. Staff and all other parties indicated that they would take a position on the motion after reviewing the papers

3 Dated: December 12, 2012 Respectfully submitted, /s/james C. Otteson James C. Otteson Irvin E. Tyan AGILITY IP LAW, LLP 149 Commonwealth Drive Menlo Park, California Telephone: (650) Michelle G. Breit James R. Farmer OTTESON LAW GROUP AGILITY IP LAW, LLP North 87th Street, Suite 190 Scottsdale, Arizona Telephone: (480) Counsel for Complainants Technology Properties Limited LLC and Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC Charles T. Hoge KIRBY NOONAN LANCE & HOGE LLP 350 Tenth Avenue, Suite 1300 San Diego, CA Telephone: (619) Counsel for Complainant Patriot Scientific Corporation /s/tom M. Schaumberg Tom M. Schaumberg, Esq. David H. Hollander, Jr., Esq. Katherine R. Lahnstein, Esq. ADDUCI, MASTRIANI & SCHAUMBERG, LLP 1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW Twelfth Floor Washington, DC Telephone: R. Mark Halligan, Esq. NIXON PEABODY 300 S. Riverside Plaza, 16th Floor Chicago, IL Telephone: Facsimile: Christopher Mooney, Esq. NIXON PEABODY 2 Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Suite 500 Palo Alto, CA Telephone: Facsimile: Counsel for Respondents Sierra Wireless, Inc. and Sierra Wireless America, Inc

4 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. Before the Honorable E. James Gildea Administrative Law Judge In the Matter of CERTAIN WIRELESS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF Investigation No. 337-TA-853 PUBLIC VERSION MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE THE INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO RESPONDENTS SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. AND SIERRA WIRELESS AMERICA, INC. Pursuant to Commission Rule (b), Complainants Technology Properties Limited LLC ( TPL ), Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC ( PDS ) and Patriot Scientific Corporation ( PTSC ) (collectively, Complainants ), and Respondents Sierra Wireless, Inc. and Sierra Wireless America, Inc. (collectively Sierra Wireless ), move to terminate this Investigation with respect to Sierra Wireless on the basis of the attached redacted confidential MMP Portfolio License Agreement. The parties request that this Joint Motion be granted. Commission Rule (b) provides, in relevant part: An investigation before the Commission may be terminated as to one or more respondents pursuant to section 337(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on the basis of a licensing or other settlement agreement. The attached redacted MMP Portfolio License Agreement (with attachments) has been executed by the parties. There are no other agreements, written or oral, express or implied between the parties concerning the subject matter of this investigation. Settlement agreements are generally within the public interest. See, e.g., Certain Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Devices, Microprocessors, and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-431, Order No. 11 at 2 (July 12, 2000). The parties - 1 -

5 respectfully submit that the attached redacted confidential MMP Portfolio License Agreement will not have any adverse effect on the public health and welfare or competitive conditions in the United States. For the reasons set forth above, Complainants and Sierra Wireless respectfully request that the joint motion to terminate with respect to Sierra Wireless be granted pursuant to 19 C.F.R (b). Dated: December 12, 2012 Respectfully submitted, /s/james C. Otteson James C. Otteson Irvin E. Tyan AGILITY IP LAW, LLP 149 Commonwealth Drive Menlo Park, California Telephone: (650) Michelle G. Breit James R. Farmer OTTESON LAW GROUP AGILITY IP LAW, LLP North 87th Street, Suite 190 Scottsdale, Arizona Telephone: (480) Counsel for Complainants Technology Properties Limited LLC and Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC Charles T. Hoge KIRBY NOONAN LANCE & HOGE LLP 350 Tenth Avenue, Suite 1300 San Diego, CA Telephone: (619) Counsel for Complainant Patriot Scientific Corporation /s/tom M. Schaumberg Tom M. Schaumberg, Esq. David H. Hollander, Jr., Esq. Katherine R. Lahnstein, Esq. ADDUCI, MASTRIANI & SCHAUMBERG, LLP 1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW Twelfth Floor Washington, DC Telephone: R. Mark Halligan, Esq. NIXON PEABODY 300 S. Riverside Plaza, 16th Floor Chicago, IL Telephone: Facsimile: Christopher Mooney, Esq. NIXON PEABODY 2 Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Suite 500 Palo Alto, CA Telephone: Facsimile: Counsel for Respondents Sierra Wireless, Inc. and Sierra Wireless America, Inc

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