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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`TARGET CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2013-00533
`(U.S. Patent No. RE43,531)
`_____________
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`Dated: September 26, 2014
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`Before JENNIFER S. BISK, MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, and
`MITCHELL G. WEATHERLY Administrative Patent Judges.
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`JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY TO SEAL
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. §42.54
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`Pursuant to the Board's September 12, 2014 Order and 37 C.F.R. § 42.14,
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`Patent Owner Destination Maternity Corporation ("Patent Owner") and Petitioner
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`Target Corporation ("Petitioner") jointly move to seal the following: (1) Belly
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`Panel Notes, Ex. 1068; (2) Transcript of 7-16-2014 Brookstein Deposition, Ex.
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`1078; (3) Transcript of 7-8-2014 Green Deposition, Ex. 1079; (4) 3/16/2011
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`Letter from Taufer to Hinrichs, Ex. 1080; (5) Claim Chart: DMC-Target Liz
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`Lange Pants, Ex. 1081; (6) 3/10/2011 Email from Taufer to Budow re Salsa Jeans,
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`Ex. 1082; (7) Claim Chart: DMC-Salsa Jeans, Ex. 1083; (8) 4/6/2009 Email from
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`K. Scarduzio to L. Hendrickson, Ex. 1089; (9) 1/16/2007 Email from L.
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`Hendrickson re Belly Panel Notes, Ex. 1092; (10) Rebecca Piccone Deposition
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`Transcript (10-18-13), Ex. 1093; (11) Motherhood Weekly ABT, Ex. 1095; (12)
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`DMC Strategic Planning 5-15-2009, Ex. 1096; (13) DMAT ParallelPath, Ex.
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`1097; (14) Macy's Pea In The Pod Promotion, Ex. 1098; (15) Babies R Us
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`Checklist 10-10-12, Ex. 1099; (16) Babies R Us Checklist 5-2-12, Ex. 1100; (17)
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`Macy's Re-branding package, Ex. 1101; (18) Promotion Sign List 10-17-12, Ex.
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`1102; (19) Promotion Sign List 10-24-12, Ex. 1103; (20) Maternity bottoms
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`spreadsheet, Ex. 1104; (21) Sales spreadsheet, Ex. 1105; (22) Confidential
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`Information Memorandum, Ex. 1106; (23) Traffic Analysis, Ex. 1107; (24)
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`Weekly Visual Update 7/23 - 7/27, Ex. 1108; (25) A Pea In The Pod Floorset
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`1109; (26) Declaration of Vincent A. Thomas, Ex. 1110; (27) Sales and profits
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`exhibit, Ex. 1113; (28) Brookstein SKUs, Ex. 1114; (29) Additional SKUs, Ex.
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`1115; (30) Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner’s Response; and (31) Petitioner's
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`Motion to Exclude Evidence (collectively, the "Proposed Sealed Documents").
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`The Proposed Sealed Documents were filed on July 25, 2014 (items 1-30, above)
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`and September 2, 2014 (item 31, above).
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`Pursuant to the Board's September 12, 2014 Order, at 4, the Proposed
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`Sealed Documents are cited in Petitioner's papers filed in this proceeding as
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`follows:
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`Exhibit No.
`1068
`1070
`1071
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`1072
`1078
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`1079
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`1080
`1081
`1082
`1083
`1092
`1093
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`Cited In
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 38 fn. 127, p. 39 fn. 128
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Ex. 1078, Brookstein Dep., at 272:9-281:12 (dep.
`exhibit)
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Paper 37, Reply, pp. 3, 5-9, 12-14
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p.17 fn. 43, 44; p. 18 fn. 45
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 13
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p.16 fn. 37-38; p. 17 fn. 43;
`p. 18 fn. 46-49; p. 19, fn. 50-55; p. 26 fn. 71, 73; p. 27
`fn. 74, 78, 79; p. 28 fn. 80, 82; p. 29 fn. 87, 88; p. 30
`fn. 89, 92, 93; p. 31 fn. 95; p. 32-33 fn. 97-107; p. 34
`fn. 109; p. 36, fn. 120; p. 37, fn. 121, 122; p. 39 fn.
`129
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 7
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p.38 fn. 127; p. 39 fn. 128
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 12 fn. 31; p. 26 fn. 72; p.
`34 fn. 110-111; p. 35 fn. 112, 114; p. 36 fn. 117; p. 37
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`Exhibit No.
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`1095
`1096
`1097
`1098
`1099
`1100
`1101
`1102
`1103
`1104
`1105
`1106
`1107
`1108
`1109
`1110
`1113
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`1114
`1115
`1117
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`Cited In
`fn. 123; p. 38 fn. 127
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 38 fn. 126
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 36 fn. 117
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 39 fn. 130
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 114
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 114
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 114
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 113
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 114
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 114
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 39 fn. 128
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 38 fn. 128
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 36 fn. 117
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 35 fn. 115
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 12 fn. 32
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 36 fn. 117
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 13
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 12-13 and fn. 34-35; p. 17
`fn. 42;
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 17 fn. 41-42
` Ex. 1110, Thomas Decl. p. 17 fn. 40; p. 38 fn. 125
` Paper 37, Reply, p. 2
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`Petitioner initially moved to seal Exhibits 1070, 1071, 1072 on July 25,
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`2014 because Petitioner recognized that Patent Owner marked Exhibits 1070,
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`1071, 1072 "confidential". After additional review of these documents, Patent
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`Owner does not believe that Exhibits 1070, 1071, 1072 should be maintained
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`confidential and sealed. As such, the parties do not move to seal these documents
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`here.
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`Pursuant to the Protective Order entered in this Inter Partes Review, the
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`parties are also filing partially redacted public versions of the Proposed Sealed
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`Documents. See Protective Order, ¶ 4 (Paper No. 26). Because the Proposed
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`Sealed Documents contain nonpublic technical, financial, and other commercially
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`sensitive information,
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`the Parties jointly move to seal
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`them for good cause
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`explained in more detail below.
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`I.
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`Good Cause Exists for Sealing Confidential Information
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`The Office Patent Trial Practice Guide provides that "[t]he rules aim to
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`strike a balance between the public's interest in maintaining a complete and
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`understandable file history and the parties' interest in protecting truly sensitive
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`information." 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760 (Aug. 14, 2012). Further, those "rules
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`identify confidential information in a manner consistent with Federal Rule of Civil
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`Procedure 26(c)(1)(G), which provides for protective orders for trade secret or
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`other confidential research, development, or commercial information." Id. (citing
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`37 C.F.R. § 42.54); see also Illumina v. Columbia University, IPR2013-00011,
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`Paper 66, Aug. 12, 2013 Dec. (granting a motion to seal "technical and business
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`information" and "product development information").
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`There is good cause to seal the Proposed Sealed Documents because they
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`contain nonpublic technical,
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`financial, and other commercially sensitive
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`information as described below for each document.
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`(1) Belly Panel Notes, Ex. 1068:
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`this document contains nonpublic
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`technical, commercially sensitive information of product research, development,
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`design, and testing of Patent Owner's products and investigation of third-party
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`products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and designated
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`"Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the
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`Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(2) Transcript of 7-16-2014 Brookstein Deposition, Ex. 1078: this document
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`contains nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of product
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`development, design, and testing of Patent Owner's products. This document
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`discusses Ex. 1068, discussed above, and information related to the declaration of
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`Philip Green, which has been sealed in this proceeding. The document was also
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`designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under
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`the Protective Order in this proceeding. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal
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`this document.
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`(3) Transcript of 7-8-2014 Green Deposition, Ex. 1079: this document
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`contains nonpublic commercially sensitive information of product pricing for
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`Patent Owner's products. This document also discusses Mr. Green's declaration
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`and exhibits thereto, which have already been sealed in this proceeding. The
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`document was also agreed to be designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys'
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`Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order in this proceeding, but
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`this designation was not on the final copy due to stenographer error. Accordingly,
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`good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(4-7) 3/16/2011 Letter from Taufer to Hinrichs, Claim Chart: DMC-Target
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`Liz Lange Pants, 3/10/2011 Email from Taufer to Budow re Salsa Jeans, Claim
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`Chart: DMC-Salsa Jeans, Exs. 1080-83:
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`these documents contain nonpublic
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`sensitive information not readily available to the general public where Patent
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`Owner was communicating with competitors regarding the Patents-in-Suit. The
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`documents were produced in the underlying litigation and designated
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`"Confidential" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S.
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`District Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal these documents.
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`(8) 4/6/2009 Email from K. Scarduzio to L. Hendrickson, Ex. 1089: this
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`document contains nonpublic commercially sensitive information regarding
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`investigation of third-party products and product research and development for
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`Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation
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`and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner
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`under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good
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`cause exists to seal this document.
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`(9) 1/16/2007 Email from L. Hendrickson re Belly Panel Notes, Ex. 1092:
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`this document contains nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of
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`product research, development, design, and testing for Patent Owner's products
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`and investigation of third-party products. The document was produced in the
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`underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes
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`Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District
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`Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(10) Rebecca Piccone Deposition Transcript (10-18-13), Ex. 1093: this
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`document contains nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of
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`marketing, sales, product research, development, design, and testing for Patent
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`Owner's products. The deposition was taken in the underlying litigation and
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`designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under
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`the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. The deposition also
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`discusses confidential documents produced in the underlying litigation, some of
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`which are included in this Motion, for example, Ex. 1097. Accordingly, good
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`cause exists to seal this document.
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`(11) Motherhood Weekly ABT, Ex. 1095: this document contains nonpublic
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`technical, commercially sensitive information of product research, development,
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`design, testing and pricing of Patent Owner's products. The document was
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`produced in the underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential --
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`Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the
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`U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(12) DMC Strategic Planning 5-15-2009, Ex. 1096: this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of product research,
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`development, design,
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`testing and pricing of Patent Owner's products. The
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`document was produced in the underlying litigation and designated "Highly
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`Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order
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`entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this
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`document.
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`(13) DMAT ParallelPath, Ex. 1097: this document contains nonpublic
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`technical, commercially sensitive information of product research, development,
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`design, testing and pricing of Patent Owner's products. The document was
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`produced in the underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential --
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`Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the
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`U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(14) Macy's Pea In The Pod Promotion, Ex. 1098: this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of product pricing of
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`Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation
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`and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner
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`under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good
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`cause exists to seal this document.
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`(15) Babies R Us Checklist 10-10-12, Ex. 1099: this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of product pricing of
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`Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation
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`and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner
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`under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good
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`cause exists to seal this document.
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`(16) Babies R Us Checklist 5-2-12, Ex. 1100: this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of product pricing of
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`Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation
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`and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner
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`under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good
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`cause exists to seal this document.
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`(17) Macy's Re-branding package, Ex. 1101:
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`this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy and
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`product pricing of Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the
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`underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes
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`Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District
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`Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(18) Promotion Sign List 10-17-12, Ex. 1102:
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`this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy and
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`product pricing of Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the
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`underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes
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`Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District
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`Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(19) Promotion Sign List 10-24-12, Ex. 1103:
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`this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy and
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`product pricing of Patent Owner's products. The document was produced in the
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`underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes
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`Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District
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`Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(20) Maternity bottoms spreadsheet, Ex. 1104:
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`this document contains
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`nonpublic technical, commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy,
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`product pricing and competitor pricing and product analysis of Patent Owner's
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`products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and designated
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`"Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the
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`Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(21) Sales spreadsheet, Ex. 1105:
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`this document contains nonpublic
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`commercially sensitive information of pricing and product analysis of Patent
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`Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and
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`designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under
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`the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(22) Confidential Information Memorandum, Ex. 1106:
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`this document
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`contains nonpublic commercially sensitive information of pricing and product
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`analysis of Patent Owner's products.
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`The document was produced in the
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`underlying litigation and designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes
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`Only" by Patent Owner under the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District
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`Court. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal this document.
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`(23) Traffic Analysis, Ex. 1107:
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`this document contains nonpublic
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`commercially sensitive information of marketing analysis for Patent Owner's
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`products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and designated
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`"Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the
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`Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(24) Weekly Visual Update 7/23 - 7/27, Ex. 1108: this document contains
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`nonpublic commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy for Patent
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`Owner's products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and
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`designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under
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`the Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(25) A Pea In The Pod Floorset 1109: this document contains nonpublic
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`commercially sensitive information of marketing strategy for Patent Owner's
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`products. The document was produced in the underlying litigation and designated
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`"Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Patent Owner under the
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`Protective Order entered by the U.S. District Court. Accordingly, good cause
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`exists to seal this document.
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`(26-29) The Declaration of Vincent A. Thomas, Ex. 1110, and its exhibits,
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`Exs. 1113-15, contain nonpublic commercially sensitive information of DMC
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`product sales of Patent Owner's products. These documents contain information
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`related to the declaration of Philip Green regarding sales of Patent Owner's
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`products, which has been sealed in this proceeding. The documents were also
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`designated "Highly Confidential -- Attorneys' Eyes Only" by Petitioner under the
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`Protective Order in this proceeding. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal these
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`documents.
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`(30-31) Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner’s Response and Petitioner's
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`Motion to Exclude Evidence: these documents contain nonpublic commercially
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`sensitive information from Mr. Green's declaration and exhibits regarding Patent
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`Owner's product sales. Mr. Green's documents were previously sealed in this
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`proceeding. Accordingly, good cause exists to seal these documents.
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`II.
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`Certification of Non-Publication
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`The undersigned counsel certify that the information sought to be sealed by
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`this Motion to Seal has not, to their knowledge, been published or otherwise
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`made public. The Parties have made efforts to maintain the confidentiality of
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`this information in this proceeding and in a related district court proceeding
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`between the parties in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
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`Pennsylvania (CA. No. 2:12-cv05680 AB).
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`III. Conclusion
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`Accordingly, the Parties request that the Proposed Sealed Documents be
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`sealed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.14.
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`Date: September 26, 2014
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`FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP
`s/ Norman J. Hedges
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`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`s/ Paul A. Taufer
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`Norman J. Hedges (Reg. No. 44,151)
`R. Trevor Carter (Reg. No. 40,549)
`Daniel M. Lechleiter (Reg. No. 58,254)
`Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1750
`norman.hedges@FaegreBD.com
`trevor.carter@FaegreBD.com
`daniel.lechleiter@FaegreBD.com
`Telephone: 317-237-0300
`Facsimile: 317-237-1000
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`Attorneys for Petitioner, Target
`Corporation
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`Paul A. Taufer (Reg. No. 35,703)
`Michael L. Burns (Reg. No. 57,593)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`One Liberty Place
`1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`Phone: (215) 656-3385
`Facsimile: (215) 606-3385
`paul.taufer@dlapiper.com
`michael.burns@dlapiper.com
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`Stuart Pollack (Reg. No. 43,862)
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`1251 Avenue of the Americas
`27th Floor
`New York, NY 10020-1104
`Phone: (212) 335-4964
`Facsimile: (212) 884-
`stuart.pollack@dlapiper.com
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner, Destination
`Maternity Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on September 26, 2014, a complete and entire
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`copy of the Joint Motion For Entry To Seal Under 37 C.F.R. §42.54 was provided
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`via email to the Petitioner by serving the email correspondence address of record
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`as follows:
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`Norman J. Hedges
`R. Trevor Carter
`Daniel M. Lechleiter
`Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
`300 N. Meridian Street, Suite 2700
`Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1750
`Phone: (317) 237-0300
`Fax: (317) 237-1000
`Norman.Hedges@FaegreBD.com
`trevor.carter@FaegreBD.com
`daniel.lechleiter@FaegreBD.com
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`/s/ Paul Taufer
`Paul A. Taufer
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