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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`MEDTRONIC, INC., AND MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
`Petitioners,
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`TELEFLEX INNOVATIONS S.A.R.L.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2020-00136
`Patent RE45,776 E
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`PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 AND 42.54
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 and 42.54, Patent Owner respectfully
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`submits this Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal, requesting that
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`the following information remain under seal: portions of Patent Owner’s Response,
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`as well as Exhibits 2139, 2140, 2141, 2153, 2154, 2197, 2198, 2201, and 2202,
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`filed therewith. The under-seal version of the Patent Owner Response, along with
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`the identified under-seal exhibits, are being filed concurrently with this motion.
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`Patent Owner has conferred with the Petitioner, and the Petitioner does not
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`oppose this motion to seal.
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`In conjunction with the Patent Owner’s Preliminary Responses, the Patent
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`Owner and Petitioner agreed to and submitted a stipulated Joint Protective Order.
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board enter that stipulated Joint
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`Protective order in the above captioned case to govern treatment of the documents
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`and information identified herein.
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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. The rules “identify
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`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.” Office
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`Patent Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760 (Aug. 14, 2012).
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`Each of the sets of information below meets this standard, and for the
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`reasons explained there is good cause for why those documents should remain
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`under seal.
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`A. Under-Seal Version of Patent Owner’s Response
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`Patent Owner has filed an under-seal Patent Owner Response and a public,
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`redacted version of that Response. The redacted portions on pages 59-60, 62, 65,
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`and 68 contain confidential Patent Owner sales data regarding GuideLiner revenue
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`and units sold, as well as reflect licensing strategy. The remaining redacted
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`portions reflect information that Petitioner Medtronic has designated as
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`confidential under the district court protective order governing the parties in
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`parallel litigation in the District of Minnesota.
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`All of this information fits squarely within the kinds of information that the
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`Trial Practice guide considers to be “confidential information,” such as
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`“confidential research, development, or commercial information.” 77 Fed. Reg.
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`48756, 48760.
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`There is good cause for keeping the redacted information contained in Patent
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`Owner’s Response under seal. Publicly revealing the sensitive, competitive
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`information could put the parties at a disadvantage in the marketplace.
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`Exhibits 2139-2141: Engineering Drawings
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`Exhibits 2139, 2140, and 2141, filed as protective order material, are
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`documents that were designated confidential in the case of QXMédical, LLC v.
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`Vascular Solutions, LLC, et al., 0:17-cv-01969-PJS-TNL (D. Minn.). These
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`documents contain confidential information about Patent Owner’s product design
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`and manufacture specifications. This information fits squarely within the kinds of
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`information that the Trial Practice guide considers to be “confidential
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`information,” such as “confidential research, development, or commercial
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`information.” 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760.
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`There is good cause for Patent Owner’s confidential product design and
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`manufacture specifications under seal. Publicly revealing the sensitive,
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`competitive information would put Patent Owner at a disadvantage in the
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`marketplace.
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`C. Exhibits 2197, 2198, 2201, 2202: Petitioner Medtronic
`Confidential Documents
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`Exhibits 2197-2199, 2201 and 2202, filed under seal, are documents
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`produced by Petitioner Medtronic in the parallel District of Minnesota ligation and
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`designated as confidential under the protective order in that case. These
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`documents describe Petitioner Medtronic’s product development and marketing.
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`Because Petitioner has designated these documents as confidential under the
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`District of Minnesota protective order, it appears that there is good cause for
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`keeping these documents under seal. Presumably, publicly revealing the
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`information Petitioner Medtronic has designated as confidential could put
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`Petitioner Medtronic at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace.
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`D. Exhibit 2153: Under Seal Declaration of Steve Jagodzinski
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`Exhibit 2153 is the under seal, unredacted version of the Declaration of
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`Steve Jagodzinski. Patent Owner has also filed a public, redacted version of this
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`exhibit at Exhibit 2152. The under seal, redacted portions of Mr. Jagodzinski’s
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`declaration summarize and discuss confidential, internal, proprietary data
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`regarding GuideLiner revenue, units sold, and licensing strategy. This information
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`fits squarely within the kinds of information that the Trial Practice guide considers
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`to be “confidential information,” such as “confidential research, development, or
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`commercial information.” 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760.
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`There is good cause for keeping the redacted information contained in
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`Exhibit 2153 under seal. Publicly revealing the commercially sensitive
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`information noted above would put Patent Owner at a competitive disadvantage in
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`the marketplace.
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`Exhibit 2154: Confidential GuideLiner Revenue/Units Sold Data
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`Exhibit 2154, filed under seal, is consists of internal, confidential,
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`proprietary data showing GuideLiner revenue and units sold. This information fits
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`squarely within the kinds of information that the Trial Practice guide considers to
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`be “confidential information,” such as “confidential research, development, or
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`commercial information.” 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48760.
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`There is good cause for keeping Exhibit 2154 under seal. Publicly revealing
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`the commercially sensitive information noted above would 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), Patent Owner certifies that it has in good
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`faith conferred with Petitioners’ counsel. Petitioners’ counsel does not oppose this
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`motion to seal.
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`Both Petitioners and Patent Owner agree to abide by the parties’ stipulated
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`Protective 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 the present Unopposed Motion to
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`File Under Seal, Patent Owner hereby requests a conference call with the Board to
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`discuss any concerns prior to the Board issuing a decision on the Motion.
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`IV. Conclusion
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`Patent Owner respectfully requests that the Board grant this Unopposed
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`Motion to File Under Seal, and keep the following documents under seal: the
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`under-seal, unredacted version of the Patent Owner Response, and Exhibits 2139,
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`2140, 2141, 2153, 2154, 2197, 2198, 2201, and 2202.
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`Dated: October 1, 2020.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ J. Derek Vandenburgh /
`J. Derek Vandenburgh (Lead Counsel)
`Registration No. 32,179
`Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh
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`225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 436-9600
`Facsimile: (612) 436-9650
`Email:
`DVandenburgh@carlsoncaspers.com
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`Lead Counsel for Patent Owner
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e) and the agreement of the parties, the
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`undersigned certifies that on October 1, 2020, a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing PATENT OWNER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
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`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14 AND 42.54 was served via electronic mail
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`upon the following:
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`Cyrus A. Morton (Reg. No. 44,954)
`Sharon Roberg-Perez (Reg. No. 69,600)
`Christopher A. Pinahs (Reg. No. 76,375)
`Robins Kaplan LLP
`800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2800
`Minneapolis, MN 55401
`Phone: 349-8500
`Fax: 612-339-4181
`Email: Cmorton@robinskaplan.com
`Email: Sroberg-perez@robinskaplan.com
`Email: Cpinahs@robinskaplan.com
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`/J. Derek Vandenburgh/
`J. Derek Vandenburgh (Lead Counsel)
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