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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`STANDING ORDER REGARDING
`FILING DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL IN PATENT CASES AND REDACTED
`PLEADINGS
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`As a public forum, the Court has a policy of providing to the public full access to
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`documents filed with the Court. Nevertheless, parties in patent cases routinely produce and rely
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`on information that is confidential. Therefore, in all patent cases pending before the undersigned,
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`the Court hereby grants leave for any party to file materials containing confidential information
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`under seal without filing a separate motion seeking leave of the Court to do so. The filing party
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`shall file a publicly available, redacted version of any motion or pleading filed under seal within
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`seven days. The parties need not file redacted versions of exhibits to such documents. Exhibits
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`that are nonconfidential in their entirety should not be filed under seal at all. The parties shall
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`coordinate to make sure that the public version filing redacts information that any party deems
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`confidential. Redactions should be targeted to redact only that information. The publicly
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`available version shall be labeled “PUBLIC VERSION.” Cooperating to file the public version
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`shall not be deemed as agreeing that the redacted information is actually confidential.
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`This Order shall apply in all patent cases, but shall not require parties to file public
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`versions of pleadings filed before the date of this Order.
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`SIGNED this ___ day of February, 2021.
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`_________________________________________
`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`BY: ________________________________
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`FILED
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`DEPUTY
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`February 12, 2021
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`Reuben Amaro
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