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`EXHIBIT 1
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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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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, EDWARDS
`LIFESCIENCES LLC, AND EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2017-00060
`Patent 8,992,608 B2
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`[PROPOSED] STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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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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`This standing protective order governs the treatment and filing of
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`confidential information, including documents and testimony.
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`1.
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`Petitioners Edwards Lifesciences Corporation and Edwards
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`Lifesciences LLC (“Edwards”) and Patent Owner Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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`(“Boston Scientific”) are parties to a patent infringement action in the United
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`States District Court for the District of Delaware captioned Boston Scientific Corp.,
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`et al. v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp., et al., No. 1:16-cv-275-SLR (the “Delaware
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`Action”). A protective order was entered in the Delaware Action (the “Delaware
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`Protective Order,” attached hereto as Appendix A) that provides for the protection
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`of trade secret, proprietary, and other confidential research, development, financial,
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`business, or commercial information. The protective order permits the parties to
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`use information designated pursuant to the Delaware Protective Order as
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`“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY
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`CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” (collectively, “Confidential
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`Information”) in inter partes review proceedings relating to the patents-in-suit,
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`including U.S. Patent 8,992,608. Edwards and Boston Scientific intend to use such
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`Confidential Information in this inter partes review proceeding and desire to
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`protect such information to the same extent that such information is protected by
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`the Delaware Protective Order and in accordance with the rules and guidelines
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`issued by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”).
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`2.
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`Any Confidential Information that a party seeks to use from the
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`Delaware Action for purposes of this proceeding shall be clearly marked
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`“PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL.” Confidential Information designated in
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`the Delaware Action shall continue to be maintained with the original
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`confidentiality designation and shall continue to be subject to the protections
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`provided for in the Delaware Protective Order.
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`3.
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`Access to Confidential Information, for purposes of this proceeding, is
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`limited to the following individuals who have executed the acknowledgment
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`appended to this order (including the acknowledgment that they are bound by the
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`prosecution bar set forth in Paragraph 8 of the Delaware Protective Order and the
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`other provisions of the Delaware Protective Order):
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`(A)
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`Parties. Persons who are owners of a patent involved in the
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`proceeding and other persons who are named parties to the proceedings,
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`subject to the restrictions in paragraph 3(E) below and only as permitted by
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`the terms of the Delaware Protective Order.
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`(B)
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`Party Representatives. Representatives of record for a party in
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`the proceeding and outside counsel of record in the Delaware Action who
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`would be permitted access to Confidential Information under the Delaware
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`Protective Order, but only as permitted by the terms of the Delaware
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`Protective Order.
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`(C)
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`Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding or in the
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`Delaware Action who further certify in the Acknowledgement that they are
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`not a competitor to any party, or a consultant for, or employed by, such a
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`competitor with respect to the subject matter of the proceeding.
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`(D)
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`In-house counsel. In-house counsel of a party but only as
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`permitted by the terms of the Delaware Protective Order.
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`(E)
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`Other Employees of a Party. Employees, consultants or other
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`persons performing work for a party, other than in-house counsel and in-
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`house counsel’s support staff, who sign the Acknowledgement shall be
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`extended access to Confidential Information only upon agreement of the
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`parties or by order of the Board upon a motion brought by the party seeking
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`to disclose Confidential Information to that person. The party opposing
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`disclosure to that person shall have the burden of proving that such person
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`should be restricted from access to such information, except that, to the
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`extent disclosure to that person would not be permitted under the terms of
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`the Delaware Protective Order, the party seeking to expand disclosure to
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`include that person shall bear the burden of proving that such person should
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`be permitted access to such information.
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`(F)
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`The Office. Employees and representatives of the Office who
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`have a need for access to Confidential Information shall have such access
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`without the requirement to sign an Acknowledgement. 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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`(G)
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`Support Personnel. Administrative assistants, clerical staff,
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`court 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
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`and requirements of the Protective Order by the person they are supporting
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`who receives Confidential Information.
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`4.
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`Persons receiving Confidential Information shall use reasonable
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`efforts to maintain the confidentiality of the information, including:
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`(A)
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`Maintaining such information in a secure location to which
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`persons not authorized to receive the information shall not have access;
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`(B)
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`Otherwise using reasonable efforts to maintain the
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`confidentiality of the information, which efforts shall be no less rigorous
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`than those the recipient uses to maintain the confidentiality of information
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`not received from the disclosing party;
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`(C)
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`Ensuring that support personnel of the recipient who have
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`access to Confidential Information understand and abide by the obligation to
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`maintain the confidentiality of information received that is designated as
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`confidential; and
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`(D)
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`Limiting the copying of Confidential Information to a
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`reasonable number of copies needed for conduct of the proceeding and
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`maintaining a record of the locations of such copies.
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`5.
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`Persons receiving Confidential Information shall use the following
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`procedures to maintain the confidentiality of the information:
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`(A)
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`Documents and Information Filed With the Board.
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`(i)
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`A party may file documents or information with the Board
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`under 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 public.
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`The submission shall be treated as confidential and remain under seal,
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`unless, upon motion of a party and after a hearing on the issue, or sua
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`sponte, the Board determines that the documents or information do not to
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`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 with a
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`Motion to Seal the confidential version setting forth the reasons why the
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`information redacted from the non-confidential version is confidential and
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`should not be made available to the public. The nonconfidential version of
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`the submission shall clearly indicate the locations of information that has
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`been redacted. The confidential version of the submission shall be filed
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`under seal. The redacted information shall remain under seal unless, upon
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`motion of a party and after a hearing on the issue, or sua sponte, the Board
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`determines that some or all of the redacted information does not qualify for
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`confidential treatment.
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`(B)
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`Documents and Information Exchanged Among the Parties.
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`Information designated as Confidential Information that is disclosed to
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`another party during discovery or other proceedings before the Board, and
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`that was not previously designated in the Delaware Action, shall be clearly
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`marked as “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL,” shall retain any original
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`confidentiality designations from the Delaware Action, and shall be
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`produced in a manner that maintains its confidentiality.
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`6.
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`The parties agree that Confidential Information will be used only in
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`connection with this proceeding and for no other purpose, except as provided
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`by the Delaware Protective Order, law or by the parties’ agreement.
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`DATED: June 20, 2017
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`/s/ Jennifer A. Sklenar
`Jennifer A. Sklenar (Reg. No. 40,205)
`Wallace Wu (Reg. No. 45,380)
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE
`SCHOLER LLP
`777 S. Figueroa Street, 44th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844
`Tel:
`(213) 243-4000
`Fax: (213) 243-4199
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`Attorneys for Patent Owner Boston
`Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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`/s/ Gregory S. Cordrey
`Gregory S. Cordrey (Reg. No. 44,089)
`Brian P. Egan (Reg. No. (54,866)
`Catherine Nyarady (Reg. No. 42,042)
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`Attorneys for Petitioners
`Edwards Lifesciences Corporation,
`Edwards Lifesciences LLC, and
`Edwards Lifesciences AG
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`SO ORDERED this
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`day of ______________, 2017.
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`PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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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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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, EDWARDS
`LIFESCIENCES LLC, AND EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
`Patent Owner
`_____________
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`Case IPR2017-00060
`Patent 8,992,608 B2
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`Acknowledgment for Access to Protective Order Material
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`I, __________, affirm that I have read the Protective Order; that I will abide
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`by its terms (including the prosecution bar set forth in Paragraph 8 of the Delaware
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`Protective Order and the other provisions of the Delaware Protective Order); that I
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`will use Confidential Information only in connection with this proceeding and for
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`no other purpose; that I will only allow access to support staff who are reasonably
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`necessary to assist me in this proceeding; that prior to any disclosure to such
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`support staff I informed or will inform them of the requirements of the Protective
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`Order; that I am personally responsible for the requirements of the terms of the
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`Protective Order and I agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Office and the
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`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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`DATE:
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`SIGNATURE:
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`APPENDIX A
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`APPENDIX A
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`Case 1:16-cv-00275-SLR-SRF Document 78 Filed 01/06/17 Page 1 of 27 PageID #: 1557
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. and
`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`C.A. No. 16-275-SLR-SRF
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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
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`CORPORATION, EDWARDS
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`LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC., and EDWARDS )
`LIFESCIENCES LLC,
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`Counterclaim and Third-Party
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`Defendants.
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` [PROPOSED] STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`v.
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`EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
`CORPORATION,
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`Counterclaim and Third-Party
`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION,
`BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., and
`SADRA MEDICAL, INC.,
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`Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 26(c) and to facilitate the production and receipt of
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`information in discovery in this action, Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants Boston Scientific
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`Corporation and Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., and Third-Party Defendant Sadra Medical, Inc.
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`(collectively, “Boston Scientific”) and Defendant and Counterclaim Edwards Lifesciences
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`Corporation and Third-Party Plaintiffs Edwards Lifesciences PVT, Inc. and Edwards
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`Lifesciences, LLC (collectively, “Edwards”) have agreed and stipulated, through their respective
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`counsel, to the entry of an order for the protection of trade secret, proprietary, and other
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`confidential research, development, financial, business, or commercial information that may be
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`produced or otherwise disclosed by them during the course of this action.
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`Upon consideration of the record and proceedings herein, the parties hereby stipulate to
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`the following terms:
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`PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
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`Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of
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`confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public
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`disclosure and from use for any purpose other than those specifically set forth in this Order may
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`be warranted. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all
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`disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and
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`use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment
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`under the applicable legal principles.
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`2.
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`DEFINITIONS
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`2.1
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`California Action: Boston Scientific Corporation v. Edwards Lifesciences
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`Corporation, No. 8:16-cv-0730-CJC-GJC (C.D. Cal.).
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`2.2
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`2.3
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`California Party: a party to the California action.
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`Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of
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`information or items under this Order.
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`2.4
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`“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of how it is
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`generated, stored, or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under Federal Rule
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`of Civil Procedure 26(c).
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`2.5
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`Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record and In-House Counsel (as
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`well as their support staff).
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`2.6
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`Designated In-House Counsel: In-House Counsel who seek access to “HIGHLY
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`CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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`information in this matter who have responsibility for maintaining, defending, or evaluating this
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`action, including their administrative and support staff, designated pursuant to Paragraph 7.3(b).
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`2.7
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`In-House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this action. In-
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`House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel.
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`2.8
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`Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates Disclosure or Discovery
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`Material as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY
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`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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`2.9
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`Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the
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`medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things,
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`testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated for purposes of
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`litigation in this matter, including documents, data and information, answers to interrogatories,
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`answers to deposition questions, responses to requests for admission, affidavits, expert reports,
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`any information copied or extracted therefrom, as well as all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
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`compilations thereof, plus testimony, conversations or presentations by parties or counsel to or in
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`court or in other settings.
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`2.10 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to
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`the litigation who (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or
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`as a consultant in this action or the California Action, (2) is not a current employee of a Party or
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`a California Party and (3) at the time of retention, is not anticipated to become an employee of a
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`Party, a Party’s competitor, a California Party, or a California Party’s competitor.
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`2.11
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` “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY
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`CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: Extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or
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`Items,” the disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of
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`serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means. It includes, without limitation,
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`(1) highly sensitive settlement and/or licensing agreements (including drafts thereof) that are
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`subject to a third-party confidentiality agreement requiring Attorneys’ Eyes Only designation;
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`(2) highly sensitive corporate strategy data; (3) highly sensitive product information containing
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`information not available to competitors or the public concerning present products, anticipated
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`products or products in development; (4) pending but unpublished patent applications; and (5)
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`other highly confidential technical, research and development, and financial information.
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`Materials or information designated as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” will be treated the same as
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” under the provisions of this
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`Protective Order and vice versa.
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`2.12 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal
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`entity not named as a Party to this action.
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`2.13 Outside Counsel of Record (without qualifier): attorneys and their support staff
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`who are not employees of a party to this action or the California Action and who (i) have
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`appeared in this action or the California Action on behalf of such party or (ii) are employed with
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`a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that party.
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`2.14 Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors, employees,
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`consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their support staffs).
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`2.15 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or Discovery
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`Material in this action.
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`2.16 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support services
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`(e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing and reviewing discovery material,
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`exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)
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`and their employees and subcontractors.
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`2.17 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as
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`“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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`2.18 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a
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`Producing Party.
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`3.
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`SCOPE
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`The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected Material
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`(as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material;
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`(2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony,
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`conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
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`However, the protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the following
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`information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure to a
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`Receiving Party or becomes part of the public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as
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`a result of publication not involving a violation of this Order, including information that has
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`become part of the public record through trial or otherwise; and (b) any information known to the
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`Receiving Party prior to the disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure
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`from a source who obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality
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`to the Designating Party.
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`4.
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`DURATION
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`Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed by
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`this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court
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`order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of: (1) dismissal of all
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`claims and defenses in this action, with or without prejudice; or (2) final judgment herein after
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`the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this
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`action, including expiration of the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension
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`of time pursuant to applicable law.
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`5.
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`DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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`5.1
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`Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party
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`or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must take care
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`to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards.
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`To the extent it is practical to do so, the Designating Party must designate for protection only
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`those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so
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`that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which protection is
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`not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.
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`If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it has
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`designated for protection do not qualify for any protection or do not qualify for the level of
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`protection initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other parties that it
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`is withdrawing or altering the mistaken designation.
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`5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this Order
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`(see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered,
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`Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so
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`designated before the material is disclosed or produced.
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`Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
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`(a)
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`for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic documents, but
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`excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing
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`Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY
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`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page of the document that contains
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`protected material.
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`A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials available for inspection
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`need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which
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`material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all
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`of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents that it
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`wishes to have copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or
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`portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the specified
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`documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL” or
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”) to each page of the document
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`that contains Protected Material.
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`(b)
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`for transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings, at the request of
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`any party, the original and all copies of any transcript, in whole or in part, shall be marked
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`“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” by the
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`court reporter. This request may be made orally during the proceeding or in writing within
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`fifteen (15) days of the proceeding. Deposition transcripts shall be treated by default as
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” until the expiration of the time to
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`make a confidentiality designation. Any portions so designated shall thereafter be treated in
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`accordance with the terms of this Order.
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`Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend with the
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`appropriate designation on the title page and every subsequent page that the transcript contains
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`Protected Material. If only portions of a transcript are designated as Protected Material, then the
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`title page shall be followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as appropriate) that
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`have been designated as Protected Material and the level of protection being asserted by the
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`Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court reporter of these requirements.
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`(c)
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`for information produced in some form other than documentary and for any other
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`tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the
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`container or containers in which the information or item is stored the legend
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`“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant
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`protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s)
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`and specify the level of protection being asserted.
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`5.3
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`Failures to Designate. A failure to designate qualified information or items,
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`whether by inadvertence or otherwise, does not, standing alone, waive in whole or in part the
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`Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon
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`subsequent correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to
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`assure that the material is treated in accordance with any revised designations under the
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`provisions of this Order and promptly collect any copies of the material that have been provided
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`to individuals other than those authorized under Section 7 of this Order. The Designating Party
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`may also request the individuals to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
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`that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`6.
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`CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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`6.1
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`Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of
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`confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality
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`designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic
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`burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive its right to
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`challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the
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`original designation is disclosed.
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`6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution
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`process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the basis
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`for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge has been made, the written
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`notice must recite that the challenge to confidentiality is being made in accordance with this
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`specific paragraph of the Protective Order. The parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in
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`good faith and must begin the process by conferring directly (in voice to voice dialogue; other
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`forms of communication are not sufficient) within fourteen (14) days of the date of service of
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`notice. In conferring, the Challenging Party must explain the basis for its belief that the
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`confidentiality designation was not proper and must give the Designating Party an opportunity to
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`review the designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation
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`is offered, to explain the basis for the chosen designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to
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`the next stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer process first
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`or establishes that the Designating Party is unwilling to participate in the meet and confer
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`process in a timely manner.
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`6.3
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`Judicial Intervention: Subject to Paragraph 6.2, the Challenging Party may file a
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`motion challenging a confidentiality designation if there is good cause for doing so, including a
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`challenge to the designation of a deposition transcript or any portions thereof. Any motion
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`brought pursuant to this provision must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming
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`that the movant has complied with the meet and confer requirements imposed by Paragraph 6.2.
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`The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating
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`Party. All parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to
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`which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the
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`challenge.
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`7.
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`ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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`7.1
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`Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed
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`or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this case only for
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`prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this litigation, the California Action, or any inter
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`partes review (“IPR”) proceeding involving a patent asserted in this litigation or the California
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`Action. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under
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`the conditions described in this Order. When the litigation has been terminated, a Receiving
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`Party must comply with the provisions of Section 14 below (FINAL DISPOSITION).
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`Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and
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`in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order.
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`7.2
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`Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise
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`ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may
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`disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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`(a)
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`the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record; as well as employees of
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`said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information
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`for this litigation;
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`(b)
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`the officers, directors, and employees (including In-House Counsel) for the
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`Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation, and (2) who
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`have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to
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`whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 7.4(a)(1) below have been followed;
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`(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party (1) to whom
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`disclosure is reasonably necessary for purposes of this litigation, (2) who have signed the
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`“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures
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`set forth in paragraph 7.4 (a)(1) below have been followed;
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`(d)
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`the court and its personnel;
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`(e) court reporters and their staff, including stenographic, videographic, and
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`clerical personnel;
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`(f) professional jury or trial consultants and mock jurors who have signed the
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`“Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound” (Exhibit A), which does not need to be
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`disclosed to the Designating Party unless the Court for good cause orders otherwise;
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`(g) Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this
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`litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A),
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`which does not need to be disclosed to the Designating Party unless the Court for good cause
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`orders otherwise;
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`(h) during their depositions or in court proceedings, witnesses in this action,
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`provided that (1) such documents or information were authored by, addressed to, or received by
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`such persons or other persons employed by the same entity as such persons, or (2) such
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`documents or information were produced by or obtained from such persons or their employer;
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`and
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`(i)
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`the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
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`custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
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`7.3
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`Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or
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`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or
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`permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any inf