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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Solenis LLC
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`Ecolab USA Inc.,
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`Patent Owner
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`Inter Partes Review No.: IPR2016-1281
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,465,623
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`JOINT REQUEST TO TREAT EXHIBIT 1032 AS BUSINESS
`CONFIDENTIAL PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. §42.74(c)
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`Petitioner Solenis LLC and Patent Owner Ecolab USA Inc. jointly request
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`that Exhibit 1032, a copy of the settlement agreement in the related district court
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`litigations identified in the parties mandatory disclosures be treated as “business
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`confidential” and be kept separate from the public file of 8,465,623. Exhibit 1032
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`is being submitted as the PRPS system as “Parties and Board Only.” The parties
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`further request the Board to not make Exhibit 1032 available to any third party,
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`except as provided for in 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`Date: August 24, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
`/s/Michael P. Chu
`Michael P. Chu
`Kevin P. Shortsle
`McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, Illinois 60606
`Phone: 312.372.2000
`Fax: 312.984.7700
`mchu@mwe.com
`kshortsle@mwe.com
`Attorneys for Petitioner
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`/s/Anthony R. Zeuli
`Anthony R. Zeuli, Reg. No. 45,255
`Merchant & Gould P.C.
`3200 IDS Center
`80 South 8th Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 371-5208
`Fax: (612) 332-9081
`Email: tzeuli@merchantgould.com
`NalcoIPR@merchantgould.com
`Attorney for Patent Owner
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