Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals v. Pharmaceuticals
Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Philip Halpern
- 7:20-cv-08255
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Allele v. Regeneron, Judge Halpern granted Regeneron’s request to seal and redact a conference transcript containing highly confidential business information.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and public access to the April 10, 2024 conference transcript.
What happened
Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. concerns Regeneron’s request to seal the transcript of an April 10, 2024 pre-motion conference and file a redacted version publicly. Regeneron said the transcript contained information it had designated as highly confidential.
Regeneron asked the court to keep the transcript under seal and said its proposed redactions matched redactions previously approved in related filings. Allele did not oppose the request. The court considered the public’s general right to access court records and the need to protect confidential business information.
Judge Halpern granted the application to seal the transcript and file a redacted version on the public docket. The order does not identify the specific redactions or state a separate end date for the seal.
The detailed version
- Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals v. Pharmaceuticals · No. 7:20-cv-08255
- Philip Halpern
- June 28, 2024
Background
Regeneron filed a letter-motion asking the court to seal the transcript of an April 10, 2024 pre-motion conference and to file a redacted version of that transcript on the public docket. Regeneron stated that the transcript contained information it had designated as “Highly Confidential.” It said the proposed redactions were consistent with redactions the court had already approved in papers related to the conference. Allele did not oppose the motion.
Legal standard
The court’s order describes the Second Circuit’s approach to sealing judicial documents. Courts may find good cause to overcome the presumption that court records should be publicly accessible. They weigh that presumption against countervailing interests, including privacy and the protection of confidential business information that could harm a party’s competitive position or reveal a trade secret.
Ruling
The application to seal the April 10, 2024 conference transcript and file a redacted version of the transcript on the public docket was granted. The order does not specify the individual redactions or separately state how long the seal will remain in place. Judge Halpern entered the order on June 27, 2024.
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