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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DAICEL CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`_____________
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2015-00171
`Patent No. 8,076,507
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`____________________________________________________________
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` PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`The following protective order will be entered in the instituted Inter Partes Review,
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`This standing
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`IPR2015-00171, and governs the treatment and filing of confidential information,
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`including documents and testimony.
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`1. Confidential information shall be clearly marked ‘‘PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`MATERIAL.’’
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`2. Access to confidential information marked “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL”
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`is limited to the following individuals who have executed the acknowledgment
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`appended to this order:
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`(A) Parties. Persons who are owners of a patent involved in the proceeding and
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`other persons who are named parties to the proceeding.
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`(B) Party Representatives. Representatives of record for a party in the proceeding.
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`(C) Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding who further certify in
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`the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party, or a consultant
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`for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the subject matter of the
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`proceeding.
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`(D) In-house counsel. In-house counsel of a party.
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`(E) Other Employees of a Party. Employees, consultants or other persons
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`performing work for a party, other than in-house counsel and in-house counsel’s
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`support staff, who sign the Acknowledgement shall be extended access to
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`confidential information only upon agreement of the parties or by order of the
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`Board upon a motion brought by the party seeking to disclose confidential
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`information to that person. The party opposing disclosure to that person shall have
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`the burden of proving that such person should be restricted from access to
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`confidential information.
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`(F) The Office. Employees and representatives of the Office who have a need for
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`access to the confidential information shall have such access without the
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`requirement to sign an Acknowledgement. Such employees and representatives
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`shall include the Director, members of the Board and their clerical staff, other
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`support personnel, court reporters, and other persons acting on behalf of the
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`Office.
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`(G) Support Personnel. Administrative assistants, clerical staff, court reporters
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`and other support personnel of the foregoing persons who are reasonably
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`necessary to assist those persons in the proceeding shall not be required to sign an
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`Acknowledgement, but shall be informed of the terms and requirements of the
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`Protective Order by the person they are supporting who receives confidential
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`information.
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`3.The Parties shall have the right to further designate confidential information or
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`portions of confidential information as “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL –
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`ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” The “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL –
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`ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” shall be limited to such documents, materials,
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`testimony, or information that the designating party believes, in good faith, contains
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`information, the disclosure of which is likely to cause significant harm to the
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`competitive position of the designating party or would violate confidentiality
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`agreements with third parties. Access to confidential information marked
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`“PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” is limited to
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`the following individuals who have executed the acknowledgment appended to this
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`order:
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`(A)Outside Counsel. (i) outside counsel who appear on the pleadings as counsel
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`for a Party, and (ii) partners, associates, employees, and staff of such counsel to
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`whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this proceeding,
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`including supporting personnel employed by the attorneys, such as paralegals,
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`legal translators, legal secretaries, and legal clerks, or (iii) independent attorneys
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`contracted to assist outside counsel in connection with this proceeding.
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`(B)Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding who further certify in
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`the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party, or a consultant
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`for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the subject matter of the
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`proceeding.
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`(C)The Office. Employees and representatives of the Office who have a need for
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`access to the confidential information shall have such access without the
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`requirement to sign an Acknowledgement. Such employees and representatives
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`shall include the Director, members of the Board and their clerical staff, other
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`support personnel, court reporters, and other persons acting on behalf of the
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`Office.
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`(D)Support Personnel. Administrative assistants, clerical staff, court reporters
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`and other support personnel of the foregoing persons who are reasonably
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`necessary to assist those persons in the proceeding shall not be required to sign an
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`Acknowledgement, but shall be informed of the terms and requirements of the
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`Protective Order by the person they are supporting who receives confidential
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`information.
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`4. Persons receiving confidential information shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the
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`confidentiality of the information, including:
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`(A) Maintaining such information in a secure location to which persons not
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`authorized to receive the information shall not have access;
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`(B) Otherwise using reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of the
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`information, which efforts shall be no less rigorous than those the recipient uses to
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`maintain the confidentiality of information not received from the disclosing party;
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`(C) Ensuring that support personnel of the recipient who have access to the
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`confidential information understand and abide by the obligation to maintain the
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`confidentiality of information received that is designated as confidential; and
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`(D) Limiting the copying of confidential information to a reasonable number of
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`copies needed for conduct of the proceeding and maintaining a record of the
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`locations of such copies.
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`5. Persons receiving confidential information shall use the following procedures to
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`maintain the confidentiality of the information:
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`(A) Documents and Information Filed With the Board.
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`(i) A party may file documents or information with the Board under seal,
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`together with a non-confidential description of the nature of the confidential information
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`that is under seal and the reasons why the information is confidential and should not be
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`made available to the public. The submission shall be treated as confidential and remain
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`under seal, unless, upon motion of a party and after a hearing on the issue, or sua sponte,
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`the Board determines that the documents or information do not to qualify for confidential
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`treatment.
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`(ii) Where confidentiality is alleged as to some but not all of the
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`information submitted to the Board, the submitting party shall file confidential and non-
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`confidential versions of its submission, together with a Motion to Seal the confidential
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`version setting forth the reasons why the information redacted from
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`the non-confidential version is confidential and should not be made available to the
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`public. The nonconfidential version of the submission shall clearly indicate the locations
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`of information that has been redacted. The confidential version of the submission shall be
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`filed under seal. The redacted information shall remain under seal unless, upon motion of
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`a party and after a hearing on the issue, or sua sponte, the Board determines that some or
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`all of the redacted information does not qualify for confidential treatment.
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`(B) Documents and Information Exchanged Among the Parties.
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`Information designated as confidential that is disclosed to another party during
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`discovery or other proceedings before the Board shall be clearly marked as
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`‘‘PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL’’ and shall be produced in a manner that
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`maintains its confidentiality.
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`Standard Acknowledgement of Protective Order. The following form is to be used
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`to acknowledge a protective order and gain access to information covered by the protective
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`order:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`_______________
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`_____________
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`DAICEL CORPORATION
`Petitioner
`v.
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`CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
`Patent Owner
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`_____________
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2015-00171
`Patent No. 8,076,507
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`____________________________________________________________
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`Acknowledgment for Access to Protective Order Material
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`I
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`, affirm that I have read the Protective Order; that I will abide by
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`its terms; that I will use the confidential information only in connection with this proceeding and
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`for no other purpose; that I will only allow access to support staff who are reasonably necessary
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`to assist me in this proceeding; that prior to any disclosure to such support staff I informed or will
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`inform them of the requirements of the Protective Order; that I am personally responsible for the
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`requirements of the terms of the Protective Order and I agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the
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`Office and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for purposes of
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`enforcing the terms of the Protective Order and providing remedies for its breach.
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`[Signature]
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`[Name]
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`[Date]
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