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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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`SONY GROUP CORPORATION (JAPAN), SONY CORPORATION OF
`AMERICA, SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC,
`SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.,
`SONY ELECTRONICS INC., and
`VERANCE CORPORATION,
`Petitioners,
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`MZ AUDIO SCIENCE, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2022-01544
`Patent No. 7,289,961
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`JOINT REQUEST THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BE
`TREATED AS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND KEPT
`SEPARATE UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c)
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c), Patent Owner and
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`the Sony Petitioners (collectively, the “Moving Parties”) jointly request that their
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`settlement agreement (Exhibit 1058), referenced in the concurrently-filed Joint
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`Motion to Terminate Sony Petitioners, be treated as confidential business
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`information. As such, the Moving Parties request that Exhibit 1058 be kept
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`separate from the files of the involved patent and IPR2022-01544, and only made
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`available to Federal Government agencies upon written request or to any other
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`person upon written request and a showing of good cause.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Steven W. Hartsell/
`Sarah E. Spires, Reg. No: 61,501
`Steven W. Hartsell, Reg. No: 58,788
`SKIERMONT DERBY LLP
`1601 Elm Street, Suite 4400
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 978-6600
`Facsimile: (214) 978-6601
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`MZ Audio Sciences, LLC
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`May 10, 2023
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`/Michael N. Rader/
`Richard F. Giunta, Reg. No. 36,149
`Thomas A. Franklin, Reg. No. 63,456
`Michael N. Rader, Reg. No. 52,146
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
`Telephone: (617) 646-8000
`Facsimile: (617) 646-8646
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`Counsel for Petitioners
`Sony Group Corporation (Japan),
`Sony Corporation of America,
`Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC,
`Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and
`Sony Electronics Inc
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e)(4)
`I certify that on May 10, 2023, I will cause a copy of the foregoing
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`document, including any exhibits filed therewith, to be served via electronic mail,
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`as previously consented to by Patent Owner and Petitioner Verance Corporation,
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`upon the following:
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`MZAudioSciences_SDTeam@skiermontderby.com
`tehranchi-ptab@perkinscoie.com
`millikan-ptab@perkinscoie.com
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`Date: May 10, 2023
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`/MacAulay Rush/
`MacAulay Rush
`Paralegal
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
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