In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s post-hearing motion to expunge sealed versions of certain exhibits. Specifically, Patent Owner sought to seal deposition transcripts of two Saint-Gobain employees and named inventors of the ‘640 patent that was challenged in the instant IPR proceeding. Continue reading
Category Archives: Motion to Seal
Granting Motion For Additional Discovery IPR2015-00545
In its Order, the Board granted Patent Owner’s request for additional discovery. The Board also granted both Patent Owner’s and Petitioner’s motions to seal and for entry of a protective order. Continue reading
Denying Motion to Seal That Relied Upon Designation of Documents as Highly Confidential IPR2015-00266
In its Decision, the Board denied Patent Owner’s revised motion to seal (Paper 22) and granted Petitioner’s motion to expunge and replace (Paper 28). Previously, the Board issued an order providing guidance as to the requirements for a motion to seal. Patent Owner thereafter filed a motion to seal two deposition transcript exhibits from related district court litigation. Continue reading
Motion for Leave to File Motion for Sanctions IPR2015-01092, 01096, 01102, 01103
Based on specific representations made during a telephone conference, the Board authorized Patent Owner to file a motion for sanctions (hereinafter, “Motion”) against Petitioner that includes dismissal of the petitions (IPR2015-01092, IPR2015-1096, IPR2015-01102, IPR2015-01103). Continue reading
Denying in Part Motion to Seal Business Information IPR2014-00736
In its Decision, the Board granted-in-part and denied-in-part the parties’ Joint Motion to Seal. The Motion sought to seal “portions of Patent Owner’s Motion to Dismiss Petition (Paper 34), and either portions or the entirety of 12 exhibits referred to in that Motion.” The Motion also requested entry of a Joint Stipulated Protective Order. The Board granted the Motion with respect to entry of the Protective Order and with respect to email addresses that are contained in Exhibit 2100. The Motion was denied as to all other aspects. Continue reading
Granting in part Motion to Seal IPR2014-00377, 378, 379
In its Decision, the Board granted-in-part Patent Owner’s motion to seal certain exhibits. Continue reading
Granting Motions to Seal IPR2014-01252
In its Decision, the Board granted all four of Petitioner’s motions to seal and entered the stipulated Protective Order. Continue reading
Final Written Decision IPR2013-00479
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that Petitioner had shown by a preponderance of the evidence that all challenged claims (claims 18-20, 45, 48, 49, 51, and 54) of the ‘494 patent are unpatentable. The ‘494 patent “relates to computerized research on databases” and “discloses that it improves search methods by indexing data using proximity indexing techniques.” Continue reading
Order Regarding Filing of Exhibits, Corrected Response, and Motion to Seal IPR2014-00367
In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s request to file certain exhibits, authorized Patent Owner’s “corrected” Response, and granted Patent Owner’s motion to seal. Continue reading
Order re Oral Hearing IPR2014-00041, 43, 51, 54, 55
In its Order, the Board postponed the date for the oral hearing in the proceedings and authorized Petitioner’s request to file a Sur-reply in response to Patent Owner’s Reply in support of Patent Owner’s Motion relating to real parties-in-interest. Continue reading