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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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`SANTA’S BEST
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`VARIABLE LIGHTING LLC
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-01066
`Patent 6,285,140
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`JOINT REQUEST TO KEEP PAPERS SEPARATE AS BUSINESS
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PURSUANT
`TO 35 U.S.C. § 317(b)
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`PETITIONER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST
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`IPR2016-01066
`Pat No. 6,295,140
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`Exhibit
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`DESCRIPTION
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`1001
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`1002
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`1003
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`1004
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`1005
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`1006
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`1007
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`1008
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`1009
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`1010
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`1011
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`1012
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`1013
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,285,140 to Ruxton
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`File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/295,367 (now U.S.
`Patent No. 6,285,140)
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`Declaration of Mike Wood
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,008,595 to Kazar
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`U.S. Patent No. 4,675,575 to Smith et al.
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`International Patent Application No. PCT/GB91/00843 to Gomoluch
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`Certified Translation of Japanese Patent Application H9-180291 to
`Minato et al. and Japanese Language Original
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`U.S. Patent No. 5,757,111 to Sato
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,528,954 to Lys et al.
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`Curriculum Vitae of Expert Mike Wood
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`Excerpt from the American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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`[CONFIDENTAL] Polygroup Settlement and Patent License
`Agreement
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`[CONFIDENTIAL] Santa’s Best Settlement Agreement
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`INTRODUCTION
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`IPR2016-01066
`Pat No. 6,295,140
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`The Parties have entered into a SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Effective
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`MARCH 15, 2017 (Agreement) that resolves all underlying disputes involving U.S.
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`Patent No. 6,295,140, including Inter Partes Review proceeding IPR2016-01066.
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`In the Email dated April 12, 2017, the Board authorized the parties to file a
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`joint motion to terminate and a joint request to file agreement as business
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`confidential information.
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` As required by the Board, the parties are submitting a true copy of the
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`Agreement between Santa’s Best and Variable Lighting (Ex. 1013), along with their
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`joint motion to terminate.
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`TREAT AGREEMENT AS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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`If requested, the rules permit the parties to have any filed agreement treated
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`as business confidential information and kept separate from the files of the involved
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`patent. 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). Indeed, the statute requires it.
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`At the request of a party to the proceeding, the agreement or
`understanding shall be
`treated as business confidential
`information, shall be kept separate from the file of the involved
`patents, and shall be made available only to Federal Government
`agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of
`good cause.
`35 U.S.C. § 317(b).
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`Petitioner and Patent Owner hereby request that the agreement filed herewith
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`as Exhibit 1013 be treated as business confidential information, be kept separate
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`from the file of the above captioned IPR, and be made available only to Federal
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`Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good
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`cause pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). In view of that
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`request, Exhibit 1013 has been filed for access by the “Board Only.”
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`Dated: April 13, 2017
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Jason Eisenberg/
`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg. No. 43,447)
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
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`Attorney for Petitioner, Santa’s Best
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`/Padmaja Chinta /
`Padmaja Chinta (Reg. No. 54,792)
`CITTONE & CHINTA LLP
`11 Broadway, Suite 615
`New York, NY 10004
`Tel. 212-710-5619
`aberks@cittonechinta.com
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`Attorney for Patent Owner, Variable Lighting LLC
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing JOINT REQUEST TO
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`KEEP PAPERS SEPARATE AS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL
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`INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and Exhibit 1013 were
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`served electronically via e-mail on April 13, 2017, in their entireties on the following
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`counsel of record for the Patent Owner:
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`Padmaja Chinta (Lead Counsel)
`Henry Cittone (Back-Up Counsel)
`Andrew Berks (Back-Up Counsel)
`Peter Fratangelo (Back-Up Counsel)
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`pchinta@cittonechinta.com
`hcittone@cittonechinta.com
`aberks@cittonechinta.com
`pfratangelo@cittonechinta.com
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Jason Eisenberg/
`Jason D. Eisenberg (Reg No. 43,447)
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005-3934
`(202) 371-2600
`Attorney for Petitioner, Santa’s Best
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`Dated: April 13, 2017
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