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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`___________________
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`WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC;
`WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.;
`WEATHERFORD US, LP; and WEATHERFORD
`ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC.,
`Patent Owner
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`___________________
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`Case IPR2016-01509
`Patent 7,861,774
`___________________
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`AGREED PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Protective Order
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`This following protective order will be entered into the instituted Inter Partes
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`Review No. IPR2016-01509, WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC, et al. v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (hereinafter "proceeding"), and
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`governs the treatment and filing of confidential information, including documents
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`and testimony.
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`1. Confidential information shall be clearly marked "PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`MATERIAL" or "PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL – ATTORNEY'S EYES
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`ONLY."
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`2. Access to confidential
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`information marked "PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`MATERIAL" is limited to the following individuals who have executed the
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`acknowledgment appended to this order:
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`(A) Parties. Persons who are owners of a patent involved in the proceeding
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`and other persons who are named parties to the proceeding.
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`(B) Party Representatives. Representatives of record for a party in the
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`proceeding.
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`(C) Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding who further certify
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`in the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party, or a
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`consultant for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the subject
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`matter of the 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
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`counsel’s support staff, who sign the Acknowledgement shall be extended
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`access to confidential information only upon agreement of the parties or by
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`order of the Board upon a motion brought by the party seeking to disclose
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`confidential information to that person. The party opposing disclosure to that
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`person shall have the burden of proving that such person should be restricted
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`from access to confidential information.
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`(F) The Office. Employees and representatives of the Office who have a need
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`for access to the confidential information shall have such access without the
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`requirement
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`to
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`sign
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`an Acknowledgement. Such
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`employees
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`and
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`representatives shall include the Director, members of the Board and their
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`clerical staff, other support personnel, court reporters, and other persons
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`acting on behalf of the Office.
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`(G) Support Personnel. Administrative assistants, clerical staff, court
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`reporters and other support personnel of the foregoing persons who are
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`reasonably necessary to assist those persons in the proceeding shall not be
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`required to sign an Acknowledgement, but shall be informed of the terms and
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`requirements of the Protective Order by the person they are supporting who
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`receives confidential information.
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`3. The Parties shall further have the right to further designate confidential
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`information or portions of confidential information as "PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`MATERIAL – ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY." The "PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`MATERIAL – ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY" shall be limited to such documents,
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`materials, testimony, or information that the designating party believes, in good
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`faith, contains information, the disclosure of which is likely to cause significant harm
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`to the competitive position of the designation party or would violate confidentiality
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`agreements with third parties. Access to confidential
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`information marked
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`"PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL – ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY" is limited
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`to the following individuals who have executed the acknowledgement appended to
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`this order:
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`(A) Outside Counsel. (i) Outside counsel who appear on the pleadings as
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`counsel for a party; (ii) partners, associates, employees, and staff of such
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`counsel
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`to whom it
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`is necessary to disclose the information for this
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`proceeding, including supporting personnel employed by the attorneys, such
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`as paralegals, legal translators, legal secretaries, and legal clerks; or (iii)
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`independent attorneys contracted to assist outside counsel in connection this
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`this proceeding.
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`(B) Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding who further certify
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`in the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party, or a
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`consultant for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the subject
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`matter of the proceeding.
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`(C) The Office. The employees and representatives of the Office who have a
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`need for access to the confidential information shall have such access without
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`the requirement
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`to sign an Acknowledgement.
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`Such employees and
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`representatives shall include the Director, members of the Board and their
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`clerical staff, other support personnel, court reporters, and other persons
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`acting on behalf of the Office.
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`(D) Support Personnel. Administrative assistants, clerical staff, court
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`reporters and other support personnel of the foregoing persons who are
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`reasonably necessary to assist those person in the proceeding shall not be
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`required to sign an Acknowledgement, but shall be informed of the terms and
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`requirements of the Protective Order by the person they are supporting who
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`received confidential information.
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`4. Persons receiving confidential information shall use reasonable efforts to
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`maintain the 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
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`uses to maintain the confidentiality of information not received from the
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`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
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`the confidentiality of information received that is designated as confidential;
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`and
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`(D) Limiting the copying of confidential information to a reasonable number
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`of copies needed for conduct of the proceeding and maintaining a record of
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`the locations of such copies.
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`5. Persons receiving confidential
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`information shall use the following
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`procedures to 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
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`seal, together with a non-confidential description of the nature of the
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`confidential information that is under seal and the reasons why the
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`information is confidential and should not be made available to the
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`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
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`issue, or sua sponte, the Board determines that the documents or
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`information do not to qualify for confidential 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
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`confidential and non-confidential versions of its submission, together
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`with a Motion to Seal the confidential version setting forth the reasons
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`why the information redacted from the non-confidential version is
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`confidential and should not be made available to the public. The
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`nonconfidential version of the submission shall clearly indicate the
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`locations of information that has been redacted. The confidential
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`version of the submission shall be filed under seal. The redacted
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`information shall remain under seal unless, upon motion of a party and
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`after a hearing on the issue, or sua sponte, the Board determines that
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`some or all of the redacted information does not qualify for confidential
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`treatment.
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`(B) Documents and Information Exchanged Among the Parties. Information
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`designated as confidential that is disclosed to another party during discovery
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`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
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`that maintains its confidentiality.
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`(j) Standard Acknowledgement of Protective Order. The following form may
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`be used to acknowledge a protective order and gain access to information covered
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`by the protective order:
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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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`WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, LLC;
`WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.; WEATHERFORD US, LP; and
`WEATHERFORD ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS, LLC
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
`Patent Owner
`________________________
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`Case IPR2016-01509
`Patent 7,861,774
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`Acknowledgment for Access to Protective Order Material
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`I __________________________________________, affirm that I have read the
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`Protective Order; that I will abide by its terms; that I will use the confidential
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`information only in connection with this proceeding and for no other purpose; that I
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`will only allow access to support staff who are reasonably necessary to assist me in
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`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
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`responsible for the requirements of the terms of the Protective Order and I agree to
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`submit to the jurisdiction of the Office and the United States District Court for the
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`Eastern District of Virginia for purposes of enforcing the terms of the Protective
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`Order and providing remedies for its breach.
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`Name: ______________________
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`Signature: ______________________
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