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`Paper 136 (IPR2014-00041)
`Paper 115 (IPR2014-00043)
`Paper 114 (IPR2014-00051)
`Paper 135 (IPR2014-00054)
`Paper 107 (IPR2014-00055)
`Entered: December 23, 2014
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING, INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`STEUBEN FOODS, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`Cases1
`IPR2014-00041 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2014-00043 (Patent 6,475,435 B1)
`IPR2014-00051 (Patent 6,209,591 B1)
`IPR2014-00054 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
`IPR2014-00055 (Patent 6,536,188 B1)
`
`
`Before MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, RAMA G. ELLURU, and
`BEVERLY M. BUNTING, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`ELLURU, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`ORDER
`37 C.F.R. § 42.14
`
`
`1 This order addresses issues raised in all five cases. We exercise our
`discretion to issue one order to be filed in each case. The parties, however,
`are not authorized to use this style heading in subsequent papers.
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`

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`IPR2014-00041 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2014-00043 (Patent 6,475,435 B1)
`IPR2014-00051 (Patent 6,209,591 B1)
`IPR2014-00054 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
`IPR2014-00055 (Patent 6,536,188 B1)
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`
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`Concurrent with this Order, we issued a decision terminating the inter
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`partes reviews in IPR2014-00041 (Paper 135); IPR2014-0043 (Paper 114);
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`IPR2014-00051 (Paper 113); IPR2014-00054 (Paper 134); and IPR2014-
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`00055 (Paper 106). The decision was filed “For Board and Parties Only”
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`because it cites to papers and exhibits that have previously been sealed. The
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`parties are ordered to jointly file a proposed redacted version of the decision
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`by January 16, 2016.
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`We refer the parties to the guidance previously provided in an order
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`sealing various papers. See IPR2014-00041, Paper 134. There is a strong
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`public policy for making all information filed in a quasi-judicial
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`administrative proceeding open to the public. See Garmin International. v.
`
`Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, Case IPR2012-00001, slip op. at 1-2
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`(PTAB March 14, 2013) (Paper 34); 37 C.F.R. § 42.14. Furthermore, in
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`light of the public’s interest in maintaining a complete and understandable
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`file history, there is an expectation that confidential information relied upon
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`in a subsequent decision will be made public. See Office Trial Practice
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`Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760–61 (Aug. 14, 2012). The parties’
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`proposed redactions to the termination decision identified above shall be
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`informed by this guidance. We will not be bound by the parties’ proposed
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`redactions. The parties may request a conference call with the panel if
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`further guidance is necessary.
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`2
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`

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`IPR2014-00041 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2014-00043 (Patent 6,475,435 B1)
`IPR2014-00051 (Patent 6,209,591 B1)
`IPR2014-00054 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
`IPR2014-00055 (Patent 6,536,188 B1)
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`
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
`
`ORDERED that parties are ordered to jointly file a proposed redacted
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`version of the decision terminating the inter partes reviews in IPR2014-
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`00041 (Paper 135); IPR2014-0043 (Paper 114); IPR2014-00051 (Paper
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`113); IPR2014-00054 (Paper 134); and IPR2014-00055 (Paper 106) by
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`January 16, 2016.
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`3
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`

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`IPR2014-00041 (Patent 6,945,013 B2)
`IPR2014-00043 (Patent 6,475,435 B1)
`IPR2014-00051 (Patent 6,209,591 B1)
`IPR2014-00054 (Patent 6,481,468 B1)
`IPR2014-00055 (Patent 6,536,188 B1)
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`
`
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`PETITIONER:
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`William P. Atkins
`Benjamin Kiersz
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
`william.atkins@pillsburylaw.com
`benjamin.kiersz@pillsburylaw.com
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`
`PATENT OWNER:
`
`Greg H. Gardella
`Kevin B. Laurence
`Michael Kiklis
`Ruby Natnithithadha
`OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.
`CPDocketGardella@oblon.com
`CPDocketLaurence@oblon.com
`CPdocketKiklis@oblon.com
`cpdocketrjn@oblon.com
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