`571-272-7822
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`Paper 53
`Entered: October 15, 2018
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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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`ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2017-01024 (Patent 6,509,841 B1)
`Case IPR2017-01030 (Patent 5,986,574)
`Case IPR2017-01031 (Patent 5,986,574)1
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`Before THU A. DANG, JOSIAH C. COCKS, and
`PATRICK M. BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BOUCHER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a)
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`Pursuant to our authorization, Patent Owner filed a motion in each of
`these proceedings, requesting that: “(1) the entire docked of [the respective
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`1 The parties are not authorized to use this style of caption.
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`IPR2017-01024
`Patent 6,509,841 B1
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`proceeding] be preserved pending appeal, including preservation of all
`sealed documents in a non-publicly accessible form, and (2) to grant the
`parties authorization to file a motion to expunge thereafter.” Paper 53, 1.2
`In particular, Patent Owner asserts that information was filed under seal in
`these proceedings, including “third-party confidential materials that were
`cited by the parties in their briefing.” Id. at 1–2. Accordingly, Patent Owner
`requests as part of its motion that “all sealed documents” be preserved “in a
`non-publicly accessible form.” Id. at 2.
`Patent Owner represents that Petitioner does not oppose the motions.
`Id. at 1. The motions are granted.
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`It is
`ORDERED that the record in each of these proceedings is to
`preserved in its entirety, including restricted accessibility designations,
`pending appeal of the respective Final Written Decisions to the Federal
`Circuit; and
`FURTHER ORDERED that authorization is granted to the parties to
`file a motion to expunge after the conclusion of such appeals.
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`2 Citations are to IPR2017-01024. Similar papers have been filed in each of
`the other proceedings.
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`2
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`IPR2017-01024
`Patent 6,509,841 B1
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`PETITIONER
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`Adam R. Brausa
`DURIE TANGRI LLP
`abrausa@durietangri.com
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`PATENT OWNER
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`Michelle E. Armond
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`2MEA@knobbe.com
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`Daniel C. Callaway
`James L. Day
`FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL, LLP
`dcallaway@fbm.com
`jday@fbm.com
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