Vaporstream Inc v. Snap Inc

Filing 76

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson re Stipulation for Protective Order 73 (See Order for details) (rh)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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VAPORSTREAM, INC.,

Case No. 2:17-cv-00220-BRO-KS

Plaintiff,

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SNAP INC. d/b/a SNAPCHAT, INC.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER

vs.

Defendant.

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PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,

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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may

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be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to

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enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this

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Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to

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discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends

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only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment

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under the applicable legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth

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in Section 13.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to

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file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the
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procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a

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party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.

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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists,

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source code, and other valuable research, development, commercial, financial,

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technical and/or proprietary information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is

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warranted. Such confidential and proprietary materials and information consist of,

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among other things, confidential source code for proprietary computer programs,

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information regarding confidential business practices, or other confidential

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research, development, or commercial information (including information

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implicating privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally

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unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from

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disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common

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law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt

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resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately

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protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the

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parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for

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and in the conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and

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serve the ends of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this

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matter. It is the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as

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confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good

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faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and

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there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.

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2.

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

DEFINITIONS
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Action: Vaporstream, Inc. v. Snap Inc. d/b/a Snapchat, Inc., Case No.

2:17-cv-00220-BRO-KS.

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2.2

Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the

designation of information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: all information or material

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produced for or disclosed in connection with this action to a receiving party that a

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producing party, including any party to this action and any non-party producing

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information or material voluntarily or pursuant to a subpoena or a court order in

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connection with this action, considers to comprise confidential technical, sales,

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marketing, financial, or other sensitive information qualifying for protection under

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standards developed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), whether

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embodied in physical objects, documents, or the factual knowledge of persons, and

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which has been designated by the producing party.

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Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as

their support staff).
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or

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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY,”

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OR “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless

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of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,

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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced

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or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter

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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as

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an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.

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“HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL

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ATTORNEY

EYES

ONLY”

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Information or Items: CONFIDENTIAL information or items that constitute (a)

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commercially sensitive competitive information, including, without limitation,

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information obtained from a nonparty pursuant to a current Non-disclosure
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Agreement (“NDA”); and (b) information or data relating to future products not yet

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commercially released and/or strategic plans.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or

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Items: CONFIDENTIAL information or items that contain or substantively relate to

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a party’s “Source Code,” which shall mean documents containing or substantively

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relating to confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret source code—i.e. computer

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instructions or data definitions expressed in a form suitable for input to an

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assembler, compiler, other translator, or other data processing module—or technical

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design documentation.

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2.10 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.

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House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside

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counsel.

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2.11 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.

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2.12 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a

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party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and

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have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm

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which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.

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2.13 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,

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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their

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support staffs).

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2.14 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.

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2.15 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation

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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or

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demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)

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and their employees and subcontractors.

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2.16 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY

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EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.”
2.17 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery

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Material from a Producing Party.

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3.

SCOPE

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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only

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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or

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extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or

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compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or

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presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the

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trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial.

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DURATION

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Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations

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imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees

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otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be

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deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action,

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with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and

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exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action,

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including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time

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pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under

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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that

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qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for

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protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written
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communications that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents,

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items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept

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unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.
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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited.

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Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an

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improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or

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to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the

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Designating Party to sanctions.
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If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items

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that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party

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must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable

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designation.
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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in

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this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.4(a) below), or as otherwise

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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure of Discovery Material that qualifies for protection

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under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or

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produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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(a)

for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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proceedings), that the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY,”

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or

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“CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that contains protected material. If only a

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portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing

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Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making

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appropriate markings in the margins).

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“HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL

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SOURCE

CODE”)

(hereinafter

A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection
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need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated

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which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and

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before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be

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deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the

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documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine

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which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then,

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before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the

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“CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a

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portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing

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Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making

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appropriate markings in the margins).

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(b)

for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify

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the Disclosure or Discovery Material within ten (10) days of receipt of the final

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transcript.

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(c)

for information produced in some form other than documentary and

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for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on

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the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the

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legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information

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warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the

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protected portion(s).

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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent

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failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive

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the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such

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material. Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make

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reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the

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provisions of this Order.

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a

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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s

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Scheduling Order.
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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute

resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq.
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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on

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the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper

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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other

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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating

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Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall

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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is

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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the

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challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
7.1

Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this

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Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such

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Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the

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conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a

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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 14 below (FINAL

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DISPOSITION).

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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a

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location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons

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authorized under this Order.

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7.2

Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless

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otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a

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Receiving

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information

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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as

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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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(b)

the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of

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the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and

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who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(c)

Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(d)

the court and its personnel;

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(e)

court reporters and their staff;

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(f)

professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(g)

the author or recipient of a document containing the information, a

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current employee of the designating party, or a custodian or other person who

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otherwise possessed or knew the information;

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(h)

during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the

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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided it is agreed to in

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writing by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed

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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may

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be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone

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except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(i)

any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

mutually agreed upon by all of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES

ONLY” and “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or
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Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the

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Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item

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designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” only to:

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(a)

the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as

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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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(b)

Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(c)

the court and its personnel;

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(d)

court reporters and their staff;

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(e)

professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(f)

the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and
(g)

any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

mutually agreed upon by all of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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A party seeking to disclose to an expert retained by outside counsel of

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record any information or item that has been designated CONFIDENTIAL,

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE by an opposing party must first make a

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written request to the designator that (1) sets forth the full name of the expert and

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the city and state of his or her primary residence, (2) attaches a copy of the expert’s

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current resume, (3) identifies the expert’s current employer(s), (4) identifies each

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person or entity from whom the expert has received compensation or funding for

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work in his or her areas of expertise (including in connection with litigation) in the
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past five years, and (5) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and

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location of court) any litigation where the expert has offered expert testimony,

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including by declaration, report or testimony at deposition or trial, in the past five

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years. If the expert believes any of this information at (3) - (5) is subject to a

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confidentiality obligation to a third party, then the expert should provide whatever

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information the expert believes can be disclosed without violating any

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confidentiality agreements, and the party seeking to disclose the information to the

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expert shall be available to meet and confer with the designator regarding any such

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confidentiality obligations.
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A party that makes a request and provides the information specified in

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paragraphs 7.4 may disclose the designated material to the identified expert unless,

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within seven calendar days of delivering the request, the party receives a written

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objection from the designator providing detailed grounds for the objection.
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All challenges to objections from the designator shall proceed under

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Local Rule 37-1 through Local Rule 37-4. The burden of persuasion in any such

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proceeding shall be on the party objecting to the disclosure.

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SOURCE CODE
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Designation of Source Code. If Production of source code is necessary,

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a party may designate it as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE if it is,

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or includes, confidential, proprietary, or trade secret source code.

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Location

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Inspection.

Any

“HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” produced in discovery shall be made

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available for inspection, in a format allowing it to be reasonably reviewed and

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searched, during normal business hours or at other mutually agreeable times, at an

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office of the designating party’s counsel or another mutually agreeable location.

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The source code shall be made available for inspection on a secured computer in a

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secured room, and the inspecting party shall not copy, remove or otherwise transfer

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any portion of the source code onto any recordable media or recordable device. The
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designator may visually monitor the activities of the inspecting party’s

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representatives during any source code review, but only to ensure that there is no

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unauthorized recording, copying or transmission of the source code.
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Paper Copies of Source Code Excerpts. The inspecting party may

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request paper copies of limited portions of source code that are reasonably

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necessary for the preparation of court filings, pleadings, expert reports, other papers

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or for deposition or trial. The designator shall provide all such source code in paper

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form, including Bates numbers and the label “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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SOURCE CODE.”
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Access Record. The inspecting party shall maintain a record of any

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individual who has inspected any portion of the source code in electronic or paper

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form, and shall maintain all paper copies of any printed portions of the source code

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in a secured, locked area. The inspecting party shall not convert any of the

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information contained in the paper copies into any electronic format other than for

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the preparation of a pleading, exhibit, expert report, discovery document, deposition

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transcript or other Court document. Any paper copies used during a deposition shall

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be retrieved at the end of each day and must not be left with a court reporter or any

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other unauthorized individual.

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9.

PROSECUTION BAR

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Absent written consent from the Producing Party, any individual who

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reviews or otherwise learns information designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE

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CODE” by an opposing party shall not be involved in the prosecution of patents or

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patent applications relating to the subject matter of electronic messaging security.

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For purposes of this paragraph, “prosecution” includes directly or indirectly

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drafting, amending, advising, or otherwise affecting the scope or maintenance of

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patent claims in any original prosecution, reissue, reexamination, and other post-

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grant proceedings. To avoid any doubt, this provision does not prevent an attorney
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from assisting a party in a proceeding that challenges a patent-in-suit before a

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domestic or foreign agency (including, but not limited to, a reissue protest, ex parte

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reexamination or inter partes reexamination, post grant review, covered business

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method review, or inter partes review) unless the attorney is involved in directly or

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indirectly drafting, amending, advising, or otherwise affecting the scope of patent

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claims on behalf of a patent owner. This Prosecution Bar shall begin when access to

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” information is first received and shall end

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two (2) years after final termination of this action.

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10.

PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED

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IN OTHER LITIGATION

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If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation

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that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY,”

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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE,” that Party must:

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(a)

promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification

shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
(b)

promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order

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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the

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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include

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a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(c)

cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be

pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with

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the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this

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action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES

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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE,” before a

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determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the
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Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall

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bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential

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material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or

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encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from

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another court.

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a)

The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a

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Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

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– SOURCE CODE.” Such information produced by Non-Parties in connection with

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this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Order.

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Nothing in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from

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seeking additional protections.

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(b)

In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to

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produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is

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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s

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confidential information, then the Party shall:
(1)

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promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-

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Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality

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agreement with a Non-Party;

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(2)

promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably

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specific description of the information requested; and
(3)

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make the information requested available for inspection by the

Non-Party, if requested.
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If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within

14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party
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may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery

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request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall

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not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the

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confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court.

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Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and

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expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed

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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this

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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in

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writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best

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efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the

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person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of

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this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

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PROTECTED MATERIAL

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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain

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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other

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protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify

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whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for

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production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence

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502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure

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of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work

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product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated

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protective order submitted to the court.

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14.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any

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person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.

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14.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to

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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in

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this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on

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any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective

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Order.

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14.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any

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Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material

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may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the

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specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material

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under seal is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information

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in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION

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After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within 60

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days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must

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return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As

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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,

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compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the

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Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the

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Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if

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not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that

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(1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was

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returned or destroyed and (2)affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any

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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or

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capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel
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are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial,

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deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition

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and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert

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work product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival

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copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective

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Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION).

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measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary

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sanctions.

Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: August 22, 2107

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KAREN L. STEVENSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I,

[print or type full name], of

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___________________________________________________________[print

or

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type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety

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and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States

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District Court for the Central District of California on ___________[date] in the

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case of Vaporstream, Inc. v. Snap Inc. d/b/a Snapchat, Inc., Case No. 2:17-cv-

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00220-BRO-KS. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this

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Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so

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comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I

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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item

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that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in

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strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court

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for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this

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Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after

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termination of this action. I hereby appoint ________________________________

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[print or type full name] of ____________________________________________

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[print or type full address and telephone number] as my California agent for service

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of process in connection with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement

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of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Date: __________________________

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City and State where sworn and signed: ____________________________

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Printed name: _____________________________________

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Signature: _______________________________________

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