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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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`New World Medical, Inc.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`MicroSurgical Tech., Inc.,
`Patent Owner
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`_______________________
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`Case No. IPR2020-01573
`U.S. Patent No. 9,107,729
`________________________
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`PROTECTIVE ORDER
`__________________________________________________________________
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`The following Protective Order will govern the filing and treatment of
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`confidential information in the proceeding, including documents and testimony.
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`1.
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`Confidential Information shall be clearly marked “PROTECTIVE
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`ORDER MATERIAL - CONFIDENTIAL.”
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`2.
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`Access to Confidential Information is limited to the following
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`individuals who have executed the 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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`Petitioner - New World Medical
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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
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`certify in the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party,
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`or a consultant for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the
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`subject matter of the proceeding.
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`(D) In-house counsel. In-house counsel of a party.
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`(E) 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
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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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`(F) The Office. Employees and representatives of the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office who have a need for access to the Confidential
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`Information shall have such access without the requirement to sign an
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`Acknowledgement. Such employees and representatives shall include the
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`Director, members of the Board and their clerical staff, other support
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`personnel, court reporters, and other persons acting on behalf of the Office.
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 2 of 11
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`3.
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`Employees (e.g., corporate officers), consultants, or other persons
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`performing work for a party, other than those persons identified above in (2)(A)–
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`(E), shall be extended access to Confidential Information only upon agreement of
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`the parties or by order of the Board upon a motion brought by the party seeking to
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`disclose Confidential Information to that person and after signing the
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`Acknowledgment. The party opposing disclosure to that person shall have the
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`burden of proving that such person should be restricted from access to Confidential
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`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) 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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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 3 of 11
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`(D) Limiting the copying of Confidential Information to a reasonable
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`number of copies needed for conduct of the proceeding and maintaining a
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`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) Documents and Information Filed With the Board.
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`(i) A party may file documents or information with the Board along with a
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`Motion to Seal. The Motion to Seal should provide a non-confidential
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`description of the nature of the Confidential Information that is under seal,
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`and set forth the reasons why the information is confidential and should not
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`be made available to the public. A party may challenge the confidentiality of
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`the information by opposing the Motion to Seal. The documents or
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`information shall remain under seal unless the Board determines that some
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`or all of it does not qualify for confidential treatment. (ii) Where
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`confidentiality is alleged as to some but not all of the information submitted
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`to the Board, the submitting party shall file confidential and non-confidential
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`versions of its submission, together with a Motion to Seal the confidential
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`version setting forth the reasons why the information redacted from the non-
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`confidential version is confidential and should not be made available to the
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`public. A party may challenge the confidentiality of the information by
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 4 of 11
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`opposing the Motion to Seal. The non-confidential version of the submission
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`shall clearly indicate the locations of information that has been redacted. The
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`confidential version of the submission shall be filed under seal. The redacted
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`information shall remain under seal unless the Board determines that some
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`or all of the redacted information does not qualify for confidential treatment.
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`(B) Documents and Information Exchanged Among the Parties. Documents
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`(including deposition transcripts) and other information designated as
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`Confidential that are disclosed to another party during discovery or other
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`proceedings before the Board shall be clearly marked as “PROTECTIVE
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`ORDER MATERIAL - CONFIDENTIAL” and shall be produced in a
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`manner that maintains its confidentiality.
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`6.
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`Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information in the form of
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`(a) commercial and/or license agreements; (b) commercially sensitive marketing,
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`financial, or sales data or information; and (c) information that is likely to cause
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`economic harm or significant competitive disadvantage to the producing party if
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`disclosed shall be clearly marked “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL—
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`ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.”
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`7.
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`Access to Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information is limited to
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`the following individuals who have executed the acknowledgment appended to this
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`order:
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 5 of 11
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`(A) Outside Counsel for the Parties. Outside counsel of record for a party in
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`the proceeding.
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`(B) Experts. Retained experts of a party in the proceeding who further
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`certify in the Acknowledgement that they are not a competitor to any party,
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`or a consultant for, or employed by, such a competitor with respect to the
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`subject matter of the proceeding.
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`(C) 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
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`and requirements of the Protective Order by the person they are supporting
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`who receives Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information.
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`(D) The Office. Employees and representatives of the United States Patent
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`and Trademark Office who have a need for access to the Attorneys Eyes
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`Only Confidential Information shall have such access without the
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`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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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 6 of 11
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`8.
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`Persons receiving Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information shall
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`use reasonable efforts to 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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`Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information understand and abide by the
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`obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information received that is
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`designated as confidential; and
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`(D) Limiting the copying of Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information
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`to a 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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`9.
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`Persons receiving Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information shall
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`use the following procedures to maintain the Attorneys Eyes Only confidentiality
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`of the information:
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`(A) Documents and Information Filed With the Board.
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 7 of 11
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`(i) A party may file documents or information with the Board along with a
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`Motion to Seal. The Motion to Seal should provide a non-confidential
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`description of the nature of the Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential
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`Information that is under seal, and set forth the reasons why the information
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`is confidential and should not be made available to the public. A party may
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`challenge the confidentiality of the information by opposing the Motion to
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`Seal. The documents or information shall remain under seal unless the Board
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`determines that some or all of it does not qualify for confidential treatment.
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`(ii) Where confidentiality is alleged as to some but not all of the information
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`submitted to the Board, the submitting party shall file confidential and non-
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`confidential versions of its submission, together with a Motion to Seal the
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`confidential version setting forth the reasons why the information redacted
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`from the non-confidential version is confidential and should not be made
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`available to the public. A party may challenge the confidentiality of the
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`information by opposing the Motion to Seal. The non-confidential 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 the
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`Board determines that some or all of the redacted information does not
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`qualify for confidential treatment.
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 8 of 11
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`(B) Documents and Information Exchanged Among the Parties. Documents
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`(including deposition transcripts) and other information designated as
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`Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information that are disclosed to another
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`party during discovery or other proceedings before the Board shall be clearly
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`marked as “PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL - ATTORNEYS EYES
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`ONLY” and shall be produced in a manner that maintains its confidentiality.
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`10. Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, including the
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`exhaustion of all appeals and motions, each party receiving Confidential or
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`Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential Information must return, or certify the
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`destruction of, all copies of the Confidential or Attorneys Eyes Only Confidential
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`Information to the producing party.
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`11. Acknowledgement of Protective Order. The following form will be
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`used to acknowledge this Protective Order and gain access to information covered
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`by this Protective Order:
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 9 of 11
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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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`New World Medical, Inc.,
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`MicroSurgical Tech., Inc.,
`Patent Owner
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`_______________________
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`Case No. IPR2020-01573
`U.S. Patent No. 9,107,729
`________________________
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`ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR ACCESS TO
`PROTECTIVE ORDER MATERIAL
`__________________________________________________________________
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`I __________________________________________, affirm that I have
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`read the Protective Order; that I will abide by its terms; that I will use the
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`confidential information only in connection with this proceeding and for no other
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`purpose; that I will only allow access to support staff who are reasonably necessary
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`to assist me in this proceeding; that prior to any disclosure to such support staff I
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`informed or will inform them of the requirements of the Protective Order; that I am
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`personally responsible for the requirements of the terms of the Protective Order
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`and I agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Office and the United States District
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 10 of 11
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`Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for purposes of enforcing the terms of the
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`Protective Order and providing remedies for its breach.
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`_________________________
`[signature]
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`_________________________
`[printed name]
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`_________________________
`[date]
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`Petitioner - New World Medical
`Ex. 1024, p. 11 of 11
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