UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK DIVISION __________________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) AOL, INC. et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) I/P ENGINE, INC., Civ. Action No. 2:11-cv-512 NOTICE OF MOTION TO SEAL PLAINTIFF I/P ENGINE, INC.’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE #4 TO PRECLUDE PLAINTIFF FROM OFFERING EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT RELATING TO DEFENDANTS’ CONDUCT DURING DISCOVERY OR TO GOOGLE’S UNPRODUCED LICENSES ALONG WITH EXHIBITS 1 AND 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. (“I/P Engine”), pursuant to Rule 5 of the Local Rules of Practice for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, have moved the court for leave to file under seal its Opposition to Defendants’ Motion in Limine #4 to Preclude Plaintiff from Offering Evidence or Arguments Relating to Defendants’ Conduct During Discovery or to Google’s Unproduced Licenses along with Exhibits 1 and 2. Grounds and authorities for this Motion are set forth in I/P Engine’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Seal. The afore-mentioned contains information marked as confidential by Defendants and, under the Protective Order (D.I. No. 85), should be filed under seal. The information contained in this exhibit contains Google’s proprietary and confidential information. Before this Court may seal Court documents, it must (1) provide public notice with an opportunity to object; (2) consider less drastic alternatives; and (3) state specific findings in support of a decision to seal and reject alternatives to sealing. See, e.g., Flexible Benefits DSMDB-3102123 Council v. Feldman, No. 1:08-CV-371, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93039 (E.D. Va. Nov 13, 2008) (citing Ashcroft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 282, 288 (4th Cir. 2000)). In compliance with Local Rule 5 of the Rules of this Court, the Court posts the following notice to the public: “This serves as public notice that I/P Engine has moved to file under seal its Opposition to Defendants’ Motion in Limine #4 to Preclude Plaintiff from Offering Evidence or Arguments Relating to Defendants’ Conduct During Discovery or to Google’s Unproduced Licenses along with Exhibits 1 and 2. Objections to this Motion should be filed in the Civil Section of the Clerk’s Office. The Notice will be posted for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours.” Dated: September 27, 2012 By: ___Jeffrey K. Sherwood________________ Donald C. Schultz (Virginia Bar No. 30531) W. Ryan Snow (Virginia Bar No. 47423) CRENSHAW, WARE & MARTIN PLC 150 West Main Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Telephone: (757) 623-3000 Facsimile: (757) 623-5735 Jeffrey K. Sherwood (Virginia Bar No. 19222) Frank C. Cimino, Jr. Kenneth W. Brothers DeAnna Allen Charles J. Monterio, Jr. DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 1825 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420-2200 Facsimile: (202) 420-2201 Counsel for Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. 2 DSMDB-3102123 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 27th day of September, 2012, the foregoing NOTICE OF MOTION TO SEAL PLAINTIFF I/P ENGINE, INC.’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE #4 TO PRECLUDE PLAINTIFF FROM OFFERING EVIDENCE OR ARGUMENT RELATING TO DEFENDANTS’ CONDUCT DURING DISCOVERY OR TO GOOGLE’S UNPRODUCED LICENSES ALONG WITH EXHIBITS 1 AND 2, was served via the Court’s CM/ECF on the following: Stephen Edward Noona Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. 150 W Main St Suite 2100 Norfolk, VA 23510 senoona@kaufcan.com David Bilsker David Perlson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 davidbilsker@quinnemanuel.com davidperlson@quinnemanuel.com Robert L. Burns Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Two Freedom Square 11955 Freedom Drive Reston, VA 20190 robert.burns@finnegan.com Cortney S. Alexander Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP 3500 SunTrust Plaza 303 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 94111 cortney.alexander@finnegan.com /s/ Jeffrey K. Sherwood 3 DSMDB-3102123