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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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`MEDTRONIC, INC., AND MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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`Petitioners,
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`v.
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.À.R.L.,
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`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2020-00126 (Patent 8,048,032 B2)
`IPR2020-00127 (Patent 8,048,032 B2)
`IPR2020-00128 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00129 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00130 (Patent RE45,380 E)
`IPR2020-00132 (Patent RE45,760 E)
`IPR2020-00134 (Patent RE45,760 E)
`IPR2020-00135 (Patent RE45,776 E)
`IPR2020-00136 (Patent RE45,776 E)
`IPR2020-00137 (Patent RE47,379 E)
`IPR2020-00138 (Patent RE47,379 E)
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`PETITIONERS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 and 42.54, Petitioners submit this
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`Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal, requesting that Petitioners’ Demonstrative
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`Exhibits remain under seal. The under-seal version of Petitioners’ Demonstrative
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`Exhibits are being filed concurrently with this motion.
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`Petitioners conferred with Patent Owner, and Patent Owner does not oppose
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`this motion.
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`In conjunction with Patent Owner’s Preliminary Responses, Petitioners and
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`Patent Owner agreed to and submitted a stipulated Joint Protective Order.
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`Petitioners request that the Board enter that stipulated Joint Protective Order in the
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`above-captioned cases to govern treatment of the information and documents
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`identified herein.
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`I.
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`Good Cause
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`For good cause, the Board may “issue an order to protect a party or person
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`from disclosing confidential information.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.54(a). “The rules
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`identify confidential information in a manner consistent with Federal Rule of Civil
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`Procedure 26(c)(1)(G), which provides for protective orders for trade secret or
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`other confidential research, development, or commercial information.” Patent Trial
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`and Appeal Board Consolidated Trial Practice Guide, at 19 (Nov. 2019 ed.).
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`The document subject to this motion contain confidential information and,
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`thus, qualify for protection, and for the reasons explained below, there is good
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`cause to keep the documents sealed.
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`A. Under-Seal Version of Petitioners’ Demonstrative Exhibits
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`Petitioners filed an under-seal version of Petitioners’ Demonstrative Exhibits
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`and a public, redacted version of those demonstratives. Slides 259, 269, and 270
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`discuss Patent Owner’s confidential information, specifically, information related
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`to Patent Owner’s product development, product design, marketing, and related
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`efforts and strategies. Patent Owner has designated this information as confidential
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`under the protective order governing the parallel district court litigation in the
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`United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Further, slides 264 and
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`265 discuss Medtronic’s product development documents that have been
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`previously marked as confidential in the district court litigation. This information
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`qualifies as “confidential information” under the Trial Practice Guide.
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`Because Patent Owner has designated this information as confidential under
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`the district court protective order, it appears that there is good cause to keep the
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`redacted information under seal. Presumably, publicly revealing the information
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`that Patent Owner has designated as confidential could put Patent Owner at a
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`competitive disadvantage in the marketplace.
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`II. Certification of Conference
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.54(a), Petitioners certify that they, in good faith,
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`conferred with Patent Owner. Patent Owner does not oppose this motion. Both
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`Petitioners and Patent Owner agree to abide by the parties’ stipulated Protective
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`Order pending a decision by the Board on the motion for entry thereof.
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`III. Request for Conference Call with the Board
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`Should the Board not be inclined to grant this Unopposed Motion to File
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`Under Seal, Petitioners request a conference call with the Board to discuss any
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`concerns prior to the Board issuing a decision on the motion.
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`IV. Conclusion
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`Petitioners respectfully request that the Board grant this Unopposed Motion
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`to File Under Seal and keep Petitioners’ Demonstrative Exhibits under seal.
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`Dated: March 4, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Cyrus A. Morton/
`Cyrus A. Morton
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`Reg. No. 44,954
`Robins Kaplan LLP
`2800 LaSalle Plaza
`800 LaSalle Avenue
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Attorney for Petitioners
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I certify that on March 4, 2021, a copy of PETITIONERS’ UNOPPOSED
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`MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL was served in its entirety by electronic mail on
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`Patent Owner’s counsel at the following addresses indicated in Patent Owner’s
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`Mandatory Notices:
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`J. Derek Vandenburgh, Reg. No. 32,179
`dvandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Dennis C. Bremer, Reg. No. 40,528
`dbremer@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Joseph W. Winkels
`jwinkels@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Peter M. Kohlhepp
`pkohlhepp@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Tara C. Norgard
`tnorgard@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Alexander S. Rinn
`arinn@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Megan E. Christner, Reg. No. 78,979
`mchristner@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Kenneth E. Levitt, Reg. No. 39,747
`levitt.kenneth@dorsey.com
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`Dated: March 4, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`/Cyrus A. Morton/
`Cyrus A. Morton
`Reg. No. 44,954
`Attorney for Petitioners
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