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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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`SEADRILL AMERICAS, INC.
`Petitioner,
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`TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING, INC.
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01990
`U.S. Patent No. 6,068,069
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`MOTION TO SEAL
`ORAL HEARING TRANSCRIPT AND FINAL WRITTEN DECISION
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`36650944.1
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`Case IPR2015-01990
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`Per the Panel’s Order (Final Written Decision at 66–67), Patent Owner
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`moves to redact the following information from the Final Written Decision and
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`Oral Hearing Transcript. Proposed redacted versions of these documents are filed
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`concurrently.
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`Each of Patent Owner’s proposed redactions TO-01 (Decision at 60), TO-02
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`(Decision at 60), TO-03 (Transcript at 120:18–21), TO-04 (Transcript at 123:10–
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`13), TO-05 (Transcript at 123:20), and TO-06 (Transcript at 123:21–22) pertains to
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`confidential terms from a settlement agreement between Patent Owner and Stena.
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`The settlement agreement contains a confidentiality provision and the redacted
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`terms are of a confidential and sensitive nature.
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`Pacific Drilling’s arguments in support of its redactions PD-01 (Decision at
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`47), PD-02 (Transcript at 37:15), PD-03 (Transcript at 37:17–18), PD-04
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`(Transcript at 48:15–16, 48:16–17), and PD-05 (Transcript at 86:13–16) are filed
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`as an exhibit to this motion.
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`Neither Petitioner nor third party Stena Drilling have redactions in addition
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`to those proposed above.
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`There is good cause to maintain the seal on the redacted portions of the
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`Decision and Transcript.
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`Dated: April 18, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Case IPR2015-01990
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`/W. Andrew Liddell /
`W. Andrew Liddell (Reg. No. 65,693)
`NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP
`98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Suite 1100
`Austin, TX 78701
`mark.garrett@nortonrosefulbright.com
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Certificate of Service
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on
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`April 18, 2017, complete copies of this Motion were served on Lead Counsel and
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`Back-Up Counsel for Petitioner via email (by agreement) to:
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`Matthew G. Reeves
`Charles S. Baker
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`counsel for third party Pacific Drilling via email to:
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`mreeves@locklord.com
`cbaker@lockelord.com;
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`ESchlichter@winston.com;
`RMcCarty@winston.com;
`Lechtenberger@winston.com; and
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`Eric S. Schlichter
`Rich McCarty
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`Dean J Lechtenberger
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`counsel for third party Stena Drilling via email to:
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`Brian Comarda bcomarda@blandpartners.com
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/W. Andrew Liddell/
`W. Andrew Liddell (Reg. No. 65,693)
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