`Filed By: Donald R. Steinberg, Reg. No. 37,241
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`David L. Cavanaugh, Reg. No. 36,476
`Michael H. Smith, Reg. No. 71,190
`60 State Street
`Boston, Massachusetts 02109
`Tel: (617) 526-6000
`Email: Don.Steinberg@wilmerhale.com
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` David.Cavanaugh@wilmerhale.com
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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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`ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., ASML US INC., EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
`AND QIOPTIQ PHOTONICS GMBH & CO. KG,
`Petitioners
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`v.
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`ENERGETIQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2016-00688
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`JOINT MOTION TO TERMINATE PROCEEDING
` PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317 AND 37 C.F.R. § 42.72 AND
`JOINT REQUEST TO KEEP PAPER SEPARATE
`AS BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §317 and 37 C.F.R. § 42.72, Patent Owner Energetiq
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
`IPR2016-00688
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`Technology, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) and Petitioners ASML Netherlands B.V.,
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`ASML US, Inc., Excelitas Technologies Corp., and Qioptiq Photonics GmbH &
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`Co. KG (“Petitioners”) (collectively, “the Parties”) jointly request termination of
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`Inter Partes Review No. IPR2016-00688, involving claims 4, 5, 6, 8, and 26 of
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`U.S. Patent 8,969,841.
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`The Parties have settled all of their disputes involving the following patents
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`U.S. Patents Nos. 7,435,982 (“the ’982 patent”); 7,786,455 (“the ’455 patent”);
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`8,309,943 (“the ’943 patent”); 8,525,138 (“the ’138 patent”); 8,969,841 (“the ’841
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`patent”); 9,048,000 (“the ’000 patent”); and 9,185,786 (“the ’786 patent”). More
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`specifically, the Parties have agreed to settle and dismiss their related district court
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`litigation (Energetiq Tech., Inc. v. ASML Netherlands B.V., No. 1:15-cv-10240-
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`LTS (D. Mass.)) and International Trade Commission litigation (In the Matter of
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`Certain Laser-Driven Light Sources, Subsystems Containing Laser-Driven Light
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`Sources, and Products Containing Same, Inv. 337-TA-983 (U.S. International
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`Trade Commission)). The Parties have also agreed to jointly request termination
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`of this proceeding and all IPRs filed by Petitioners for the above listed patents1.
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`1 The Parties are submitting a Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding in each of the
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`IPRs filed by Petitioners in the above identified patents.
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`Energetiq patent
`7,435,982
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`7,786,455
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`8,309,943
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`8,525,138
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`8,969,841
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`9,048,000
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`9,185,786
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
`IPR2016-00688
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`IPRs relating to patent
`IPR2015-01300 & -01303
`IPR2015-01377
`IPR2016-00583
`IPR2016-00584
`IPR2016-00585
`IPR2015-01279
`IPR2016-00570
`IPR2016-00575
`IPR2016-00576
`IPR2016-00578
`IPR2016-00579
`IPR2015-01277
`IPR2016-00554
`IPR2016-00555
`IPR2016-00556
`IPR2015-01368
`IPR2016-00565
`IPR2016-00566
`IPR2015-01362
`IPR2016-00127
`IPR2016-00688
`IPR2016-00689
`IPR2015-01375
`IPR2016-00126
`IPR2016-00774
`IPR2016-00775
`IPR2016-00771
`IPR2016-00776
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(b), the Parties’ settlement agreement and any
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`collateral agreements made in contemplation of termination of the proceeding are
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`in writing, and true and correct copies of such documents are being filed herewith
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`as Exhibit 1235. No other such agreements, written or oral, exist between or
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`among the parties.
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`The Parties hereby jointly request that the settlement related agreement be
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`treated as business confidential information and be kept separate from the files of
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`the above captioned IPR pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`I.
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`Background
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`Petitioners filed several requests for Inter Partes Review of the above
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`identified patents. The Board has instituted Inter Partes Review on all challenged
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`claims of the first ten IPRs Petitioners filed, and has not issued a decision on
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`institution regarding the remaining IPRs. Specifically, a trial was instituted in the
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`following IPRs:
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`Energetiq patent
`7,435,982
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`7,786,455
`8,309,943
`8,525,138
`8,969,841
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`9,048,000
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`IPRs relating to patent
`IPR2015-01300 & -01303
`IPR2015-01377
`IPR2015-01279
`IPR2015-01277
`IPR2015-01368
`IPR2015-01362
`IPR2016-00127
`IPR2015-01375
`IPR2016-00126
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`Decisions on institution have not yet been ordered for the following IPRs:
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`Energetiq patent
`7,435,982
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`IPRs relating to patent
`IPR2016-00583
`IPR2016-00584
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`7,786,455
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`8,309,943
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`8,525,138
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`8,969,841
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`9,048,000
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`9,185,786
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
`IPR2016-00688
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`IPR2016-00585
`IPR2016-00570
`IPR2016-00575
`IPR2016-00576
`IPR2016-00578
`IPR2016-00579
`IPR2016-00554
`IPR2016-00555
`IPR2016-00556
`IPR2016-00565
`IPR2016-00566
`IPR2016-00688
`IPR2016-00689
`IPR2016-00774
`IPR2016-00775
`IPR2016-00771
`IPR2016-00776
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`On May 5, 2016, the Parties agreed to settle all of their disputes involving
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`U.S. Patent Nos. 7,435,982; 7,786,455; 8,309,943; 8,525,138; 8,969,841;
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`9,048,000; and 9,185,786, including all litigation and Patent Office proceedings
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`related thereto.
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`On May 25, 2016, the Parties informed the Board of the settlement and
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`requested authorization to file a joint motion to terminate the proceeding with
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`respect to both the Patent Owner and the Petitioners. In a conference call with the
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`Board on May 31, 2016, the Parties confirmed that settlement had been reached
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`and the Board authorized the filing, on or before June 14, 2016, of the requested
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`joint motion to terminate this proceeding as to both parties. The Board additionally
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`authorized the parties to include with the joint motion to terminate a request to
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
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`treat the settlement as business confidential information.
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`II. Termination as to Patent Owner and Petitioners Is Appropriate
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`Termination of this IPR is appropriate as the Board has not yet “decided the
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`merits of the proceeding” on the proceedings noted above. See, e.g., Office Patent
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`Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, 48768 (Aug. 14, 2012). For those IPRs
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`which have been instituted, no Petitioner replies have been filed, and in two of
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`these cases, no Patent Owner responses have been filed.
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`Notably, no dispute remains between the Patent Owner and the Petitioners
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`involving U.S. Patent Nos. 7,435,982; 7,786,455; 8,309,943; 8,525,138; 8,969,841;
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`9,048,000; and 9,185,786:
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`i.
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`the Parties have agreed to jointly request termination of all of the
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`IPRs Petitioners filed concerning U.S. Patent Nos. 7,435,982;
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`7,786,455; 8,309,943; 8,525,138; 8,969,841; 9,048,000; and
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`9,185,786; and,
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`ii.
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`the litigation between the Parties involving the same patents has
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`been dismissed as part of the settlement.
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`III. Status of Related Litigation
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`As noted above, the related district court and ITC actions between Patent
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`Owner and Petitioners have been settled and dismissed.
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`IV. Treat Settlement Agreement as Business Confidential Information
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
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`Patent Owner and Petitioners hereby request that the settlement agreement
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`(including any related attachments) filed herewith as Exhibit 1235 be treated as
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`business confidential information, be kept separate from the file of the above
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`captioned IPR, and be made available only to Federal Government agencies on
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`written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
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`§ 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c). In view of that request the settlement
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`agreement has been filed for access by the “Parties and Board Only.”
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`V. Conclusion
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`Patent No. 8,969,841
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`For the foregoing reasons, Patent Owner and Petitioners jointly request that
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`the Board terminate this Inter Partes Review proceeding as to both Parties, and
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`treat the settlement related agreement filed herewith as business confidential
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`information and keep that agreement separate from the file of the above captioned
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By /Donald R Steinberg/
`Donald R. Steinberg
`Registration No. 37,241
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`Counsel for Petitioners
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`By / Joseph A. Capraro Jr. /
`Joseph A. Capraro Jr.
`Registration No. 36,471
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: June 3, 2016
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6 (e)(4)
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`I hereby certify that, on June 6, 2016, I caused a true and correct copy of the
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`foregoing documents:
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` Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.72 and Joint Request to Keep Paper Separate as Business
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`Confidential Information
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` Exhibit 1235: Settlement Agreement (contains confidential business
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`information), submitted as Parties and Board Only under the provisions of
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`35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c)
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` Petitioners’ Updated Exhibit List
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`to be served via electronic mail upon the address:
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`PTABMattersBoston@proskauer.com
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`PETITIONERS’ UPDATED LIST OF EXHIBITS FOR
`IPR2016-00688
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`Exhibit
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`Description
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,969,841
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`Chart of Patent Family Members
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`Declaration of J. Gary Eden, Ph.D. Regarding U.S. Patent No.
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`Energetiq EQ-10M Soft X-Ray & EUV Source Data Sheet (2005)
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`Office Action dated November 12, 2014
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`Applicant’s Amendment and Response dated December 17, 2014
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`Notice of Allowability dated January 22, 2015
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`U.S. Patent Publication No. US2008/0055712 (“Noelscher”)
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`U.S. Patent No. 4,780,608 to Cross
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`U.S. Patent No. 6,541,924 to Kane et al.
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`U.S. Patent No. 7,435,982
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`Settlement Agreement (contains confidential business information),
`submitted as Parties and Board Only under the provisions of 35
`U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c)
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