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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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`_________________________
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`PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES INC.
`and
`ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
`AND ION INTERNATIONAL S.A.R.L,
`
`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`WESTERNGECO LLC
`
`Patent Owner.
`
`____________
`
`Case IPR2014-006881
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
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`____________
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`PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO SEAL UNDER
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 AND 42.54
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`1 Case IPR2015-00567 has been joined with this proceeding.
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`

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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 and 42.54, Patent Owner, WesternGeco
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`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`L.L.C (“WesternGeco” or “Patent Owner”) submits this Motion to Seal certain
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`exhibits submitted with Patent Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner Petroleum Geo-
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`Services Inc.’s Motion to Exclude (“Patent Owner’s Opposition”) filed on July 6,
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`2015.
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`The following exhibits were filed under seal because they contain
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`information designated as confidential by Patent Owner or Petitioners. The below
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`table lists those documents that the Patent Owner believes should remain under
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`seal.
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`I.
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`Reasons for Sealing Certain Confidential Information
`A.
`Exhibits 2103, 2114-2117, 2124-26, and 2129-2135 were filed under seal.
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`Patent Owner Opposition Exhibits
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`As set forth in Table 1, below, good cause exists for maintaining these exhibits
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`under seal. It is noted that each of these exhibits is identical to exhibits with the
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`same number in related proceedings IPR2014-00687 and IPR2014-00689.
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`Table 1: Exhibits to Patent Owner’s Opposition that Should
`Remain Under Seal
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`Good Cause
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`Exhibit
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`Description
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`2103
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`Corrected Declaration of
`
`The Corrected Walker Declaration
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`
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`2
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`

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`Exhibit
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`Description
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`Good Cause
`
`Robin C. Walker (Originally
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`includes confidential business
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`filed as Ex. 2077)
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`information of Patent Owner.
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`This exhibit contains party
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`confidential information and is
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`subject to a protective order in
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`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
`
`This exhibit contains party
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`confidential information and is
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`subject to a protective order in
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`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
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`This exhibit contains party
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`confidential information and is
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`subject to a protective order in
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`2114
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`Transcript of Michael M.
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`Burnham
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`2115
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`Transcript of Jeffrey Wayne
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`Cunkelman
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`2116
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`Transcript of Hans Ivar Meyer
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`
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`3
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`

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`Exhibit
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`Description
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`Good Cause
`
`Excerpt of Deposition
`
`2117
`
`Transcript of Hans Christian
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`Vaage
`
`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
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`This exhibit contains party
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`confidential information and is
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`subject to a protective order in
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`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
`
`This exhibit contains party
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`confidential information and is
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`subject to a protective order in
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`Transcript of David Gentle
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`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`This exhibit contains party
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`Transcript of David Moffat
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`confidential information and is
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`4
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`2124
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`2125
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`
`
`

`
`Exhibit
`
`Description
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`Good Cause
`
`subject to a protective order in
`
`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
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`This exhibit contains party
`
`confidential information and is
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`2126
`
`2129
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`2130
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`Excerpt of Deposition
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`subject to a protective order in
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`Transcript of Svein Dale
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`WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION
`
`Geophysical Corporation, Civil
`
`Action No. 4:09-CV-01827.
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`business information regarding
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`business information regarding
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`Document bearing Bates Nos.
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`WG0000001–WG0000022
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`Document bearing Bates Nos.
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`WG0000023–WG0000027
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`2131
`
`Spreadsheet titled H12305-
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`
`
`5
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`

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`Exhibit
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`Description
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`Good Cause
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`0007-075305
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`business information regarding
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`Spreadsheet titled
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`2132
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`CLIENTEF00502518 – Tims
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`business information regarding
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`stats 2005 to 2009 Retrieve 1
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`2133 WG0000028
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`business information regarding
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`This exhibit contains confidential
`
`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`2134 WG0000029–WG0000030
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`business information regarding
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`This exhibit contains confidential
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`2135 WG0000031–WG0000032
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`business information regarding
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`WesternGeco’s Q-Marine system.
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`II. Certification of Non-Publication Status
`Patent Owner’s undersigned counsel certifies that the information sought to
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`be sealed by this motion has not been published or otherwise made public to the
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`best of his knowledge.
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`
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`6
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`

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`III. Certification of Conference with Opposing Party Pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.54
`
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`Case IPR2014-00688
`U.S. Patent No. 7,080,607
`
`
`Patent Owner has in good faith conferred with Petitioners, and the parties
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`have agreed to a protective order in this case, Ex. 2038. Petitioners have taken no
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`position on whether they will oppose this motion.
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`IV. Request For Relief
`Patent Owner requests that the following exhibits remain under seal:
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`2103, 2114-2117, 2124-26, and 2129-2135.
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`
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`Oblon, McClelland, Maier &
`Neustadt, LLP
`
`
`
`/Michael L. Kiklis/
`Michael L. Kiklis
`Registration No. 38,939
`
`Attorney for Patent Owner
`WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
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`Dated: July 6, 2015
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`Customer Number
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`Tel. (703) 413-3000
`Fax. (703) 413-2220
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies service of MOTION TO SEAL on the
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`counsel of record for the Petitioners by delivering a copy via electronic mail to the
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`following addresses:
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`David Berl
`dberl@wc.com
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`Jessamyn Berniker
`jberniker@wc.com
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`Thomas S. Fletcher
`tfletcher@wc.com
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`Christopher Suarez
`csuarez@wc.com
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`W. Karl Renner
`Roberto Devoto
`IPR37136-0002IP1@fr.com
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`/Michael L. Kiklis/
`Michael L. Kiklis
`Registration No. 38,939
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`Attorney for Patent Owner
`WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
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`Date: July 6, 2015

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