`Trials@uspto.gov
`Entered: September 8, 2021
`571-272-7822
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`____________
`
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`____________
`
`LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.,
`Petitioner,
`
`v.
`
`GEIGTECH EAST BAY LLC,
`Patent Owner.
`____________
`
`PGR2020-00013
`Patent 10,294,717 B2
`____________
`
`
`
`Before BARRY L. GROSSMAN, FRANCES L. IPPOLITO, and
`BRENT M. DOUGAL, Administrative Patent Judges.
`
`IPPOLITO, Administrative Patent Judge.
`
`
`
`
`ORDER
`Granting Petitioner’s Motion to Seal (Paper 69)
`37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.54
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`PGR2020-00013
`Patent 10,294,717 B2
`
`
`Introduction
`I.
`On April 27, 2021, Petitioner filed an unopposed Motion to Seal Petitioner’s
`Reply in Support of Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude. Paper 69. Petitioner provided
`a confidential version (Paper 67) and redacted, public version (Paper 68) of its
`Reply.
`For the reasons discussed below, Petitioner’s Motion is granted.
`II. Discussion
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.14, the default rule is that all papers filed in such
`proceedings are available to the public. Only “confidential information” is subject
`to protection against public disclosure. 35 U.S.C. § 326(a)(7); 37 C.F.R. § 42.55.
`The Board also observes a strong policy in favor of making all information filed in
`inter partes review proceedings open to the public. See Argentum Pharms. LLC v.
`Alcon Research, Ltd., IPR2017-01053, Paper 27, 3–4 (PTAB Jan. 19, 2018)
`(informative). Petitioner, as the moving party, bears the burden of showing that
`the relief requested should be granted. 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(c).
`Petitioner asserts that
`Petitioner is filing this Motion to Seal because the Petitioner’s Reply in
`Support of the Motion to Exclude contains confidential information that
`Petitioner certifies, to the best of its knowledge, has not been published
`or otherwise made public.
`
`
`Mot. 3–4.
`Based on our review of the Petitioner’s Reply, we are persuaded that good
`cause exists to seal the confidential version of Petitioner’s Reply (Paper 67).
`Additionally, Petitioner filed a public, redacted version of its Patent Owner
`Response, which is tailored to redact only confidential information. Paper 68.
`Accordingly, Petitioner’s Motion is granted.
`
`
`
`
`2
`
`
`
`PGR2020-00013
`Patent 10,294,717 B2
`
`
`III. ORDER
`In consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby:
`ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion (Paper 69) to seal Petitioner’s Reply in
`Support of Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude (Paper 67) is granted and Paper 67 is
`hereby sealed in this proceeding.
`
`
`For Petitioner:
`
`Nirav Desai
`Jason Eisenberg
`Trevor O’Neill
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
`Ndesai-ptab@sternekessler.com
`Jasone-ptab@sternekessler.com
`Toniell-ptab@sternekessler.com
`
`For Patent Owner:
`
`Gary Sorden
`Marcella Bodner
`COLE SCHOTZ P.C.
`gsorden@coleschotz.com
`mbodner@coleschotz.com
`
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