`571-272-7822
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` Paper 35
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`Entered: November 4, 2016
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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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`FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PAICE LLC & THE ABELL FOUNDATION, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00790
`Patent 7,237,634 B2
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`Before SALLY C. MEDLEY, KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, and
`CARL M. DEFRANCO, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`DESHPANDE, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`Decision
`Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 and 42.54
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`Patent Owner, Paice LLC & The Abell Foundation, Inc. (collectively,
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`“Paice”), filed a motion to seal Exhibit 2603 pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.14.
`Paper 12. Paice represents that Petitioner, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”),
`does not oppose this motion.
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`IPR2015-00790
`Patent 7,237,634 B2
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`Exhibit 2603 is Appendix A that was submitted confidentially to Paice
`from Ford pursuant to an arbitration agreement between Paice and Ford.
`Paice certifies that Appendix A contains confidential information that has
`not been published or otherwise made publicly available. We have not
`relied on Exhibit 2603 in rendering our Final Written Decision. As such,
`protecting confidential Appendix A from public disclosure only minimally
`impacts the public’s interest in maintaining a complete file history.
`Further, Paice requests that an unredacted version of its Preliminary
`Response (Paper 10) be sealed because it discusses confidential information,
`and, therefore, should be sealed for the same reasons Appendix A should be
`sealed. Importantly, Paice filed a public version of its Preliminary Response
`(Paper 11) that redacts the confidential information.
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`Based on Paice’s representations, the reasonably limited scope of the
`protection sought, and the fact that the motion to seal is unopposed, we
`determine that good cause exists to grant the motion to seal. 37 C.F.R.
`§ 42.54.
`Accordingly, it is
`ORDERED that Paice’s motion to seal is granted;
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`FURTHER ORDERED that Paper 10 and Exhibit 2603 shall remain
`sealed.
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`IPR2015-00790
`Patent 7,237,634 B2
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`FOR PETITIONER:
`Frank Angileri
`FPGP0104IPR12@brookskushman.com
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`Lissi Mojica
`Kevin Greenleaf
`iptdocketchi@dentons.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
`Linda Kordziel
`LLK@fr.com
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`Timothy Riffe
`Ruffin Cordell
`Brian Livedalen
`IPR36351-0015IP8@fr.com
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