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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`WILLIAM GRECIA,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-00797
`Patent No. 8,887,308
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`AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,
`AND WILLIAM GRECIA’S
`JOINT REQUEST TO FILE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS BUSINESS
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 35 U.S.C. § 327(b)
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`IPR2017-00797
`U.S. Patent No. 8,887,308
`Joint Request to File Settlement Agreement
`as Business Confidential Information
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`American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“American
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`Express”) and Patent Owner William Grecia (“Grecia”) (collectively, “the Parties”)
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`have executed a Settlement and Patent Licensing Agreement (“Agreement”)
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`regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,887,308. Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 327(b), the Parties
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`jointly request to file the Agreement between American Express and Grecia
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`(Ex.1010), as referenced in their Joint Motion to Terminate filed concurrently
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`herewith, as business confidential information, which shall be kept separate from
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`the file of the involved patent and be made available only to Federal Government
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`agencies on written request or to any other person on a showing of good cause.
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`II.
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`Statement of Precise Relief Requested
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`The Parties jointly request that the Board treat the Agreement (Ex. 1010) as
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`business confidential information and keep it separate from the file of the involved
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`patent. The Parties further request that the Board to not make the Agreement
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`available to any third-party, except as provided for in 35 U.S.C. § 327(b) and 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.74(c).
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`III. Statement of Reasons for the Relief Requested
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`The Parties have settled their dispute involving U.S. Patent No. 8,887,308.
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`The Agreement provides that its terms are confidential and the parties have treated
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`IPR2017-00797
`U.S. Patent No. 8,887,308
`Joint Request to File Settlement Agreement
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`them as such. The Parties have filed, concurrently herewith, a true and correct copy
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`of the Agreement (Ex. 1010), as required by 35 U.S.C. § 327(b).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/ David M. Tennant/
`David M. Tennant, Reg. No. 48,362
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`WHITE & CASE, LLP
`701 13th St. NW, #600
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 626-3684
`(202) 639-9355 (fax)
`dtennant@whitecase.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner American Express
`Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
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`Date: April 10, 2017
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`/ Isaac Rabicoff/
`Isaac Rabicoff , Reg. No. 74,147
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`Rabicoff Law LLC
`73 W Monroe St
`Chicago, IL 60603
`isaac@rabilaw.com
`(773) 669-4590
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
`William Grecia
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