Linksmart Wireless Technology LLC v. Gogo Inc, et al

Filing 40

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge John D. Early re Stipulation for Protective Order 39 . (see order for information) (hr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SOUTHERN DIVISION

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LINKSMART WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY, LLC

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Plaintiff,
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GOGO LLC
Defendant.

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LINKSMART WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY, LLC

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Plaintiff,
vs.
PANASONIC AVIONICS CORP.
Defendant.

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No. 2:18-cv-00654-AG-JDE
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER

No. 8:18-cv-00662-AG(JDEx)
(consolidated with 2:18-cv-00654)

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PURPOSE AND LIMITS OF THIS ORDER
Discovery in this action is likely to involve confidential, proprietary, or

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private information requiring special protection from public disclosure and from

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use for any purpose other than this litigation. Thus, the Court enters this Protective

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Order. This Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or

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responses to discovery, and the protection it gives from public disclosure and use

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extends only to the specific material entitled to confidential treatment under the

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applicable legal principles. This Order does not automatically authorize the filing

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under seal of material designated under this Order. Instead, the parties must

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comply with L.R. 79-5.1 if they seek to file anything under seal. This Order does

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not govern the use at trial of material designated under this Order.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Over-Designation Prohibited. Any party or non-party who

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designates information or items for protection under this Order as

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES

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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” (a “designator”)

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must only designate specific material that qualifies under the appropriate

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standards. To the extent practicable, only those parts of documents, items, or oral

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or written communications that require protection shall be designated.

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Designations with a higher confidentiality level when a lower level would suffice

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are prohibited. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited.

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Unjustified designations expose the designator to sanctions, including the Court’s

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striking all confidentiality designations made by that designator. Designation

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under this Order is allowed only if the designation is necessary to protect material

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that, if disclosed to persons not authorized to view it, would cause competitive or

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other recognized harm. Material may not be designated if it has been made public,

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or if designation is otherwise unnecessary to protect a secrecy interest. If a

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designator learns that information or items that it designated for protection do not

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qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the level of protection initially

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asserted, that designator must promptly notify all parties that it is withdrawing the

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mistaken designation.

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Manner and Timing of Designations. Designation under this Order

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requires the designator to affix the applicable legend (“CONFIDENTIAL,”

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

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE”) to each page that contains protected

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material. For testimony given in deposition or other proceeding, the designator

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shall specify all protected testimony and the level of protection being asserted. It

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may make that designation during the deposition or proceeding, or may invoke, on

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the record or by written notice to all parties on or before the next business day, a

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right to have up to 21 days from the deposition or proceeding to make its

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designation.

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2.2.1 A party or non-party that makes original documents or

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materials available for inspection need not designate them for protection

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until after the inspecting party has identified which material it would like

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copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all

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material shall be treated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY

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EYES ONLY. After the inspecting party has identified the documents it

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wants copied and produced, the producing party must designate the

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

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2.2.2 Parties shall give advance notice if they expect a deposition or

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other proceeding to include designated material so that the other parties can

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ensure that only authorized individuals are present at those proceedings

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when such material is disclosed or used. The use of a document as an

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exhibit at a deposition shall not in any way affect its designation.

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Transcripts containing designated material shall have a legend on the title

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page noting the presence of designated material, and the title page shall be

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followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as appropriate) that

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have been designated, and the level of protection being asserted. The

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designator shall inform the court reporter of these requirements. Any

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transcript that is prepared before the expiration of the 21-day period for

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designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been designated

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY unless otherwise

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agreed. After the expiration of the 21-day period, the transcript shall be

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treated only as actually designated.

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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. An inadvertent failure to

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designate does not, standing alone, waive protection under this Order. Upon

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timely assertion or correction of a designation, all recipients must make reasonable

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efforts to ensure that the material is treated according to this Order.

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
All challenges to confidentiality designations shall proceed under L.R. 37-1

through L.R. 37-4.

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ACCESS TO DESIGNATED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A receiving party may use designated material

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only for this litigation. Designated material may be disclosed only to the

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categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Order.

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Disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL Material Without Further

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Approval. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the

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designator, a receiving party may disclose any material designated

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CONFIDENTIAL only to:

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4.2.1 The receiving party’s outside counsel of record in this action

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and employees of outside counsel of record to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary;

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4.2.2 The officers, directors, and employees of the receiving party to

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whom disclosure is reasonably necessary, and who have signed the

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Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A);

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4.2.3 Experts retained by the receiving party’s outside counsel of

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record to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary, and who have signed

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the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A);

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4.2.4 The Court and its personnel;

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4.2.5 Outside court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial

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consultants, and professional vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary, and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A);

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4.2.6 During their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed the Agreement to

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Be Bound (Exhibit A); and

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4.2.7 The author or recipient of a document containing the material,

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or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the

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information.

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Disclosure of HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES

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ONLY and HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE Material

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Without Further Approval. Unless permitted in writing by the designator, a

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receiving party may disclose material designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE

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without further approval only to:

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4.3.1 The receiving party’s outside counsel of record in this action
and employees of outside counsel of record to whom it is reasonably
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necessary to disclose the information;

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4.3.2 The Court and its personnel;

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4.3.3 Outside court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial

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consultants, and professional vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary, and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A);

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and

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4.3.4 The author or recipient of a document containing the material,

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or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the

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information.

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Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE Material to In-House Counsel or

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Experts. Unless agreed to in writing by the designator:

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4.4.1 A party seeking to disclose to in-house counsel any material

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designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY must

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first make a written request to the designator providing the full name of the

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in-house counsel, the city and state of such counsel’s residence, and such

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counsel’s current and reasonably foreseeable future primary job duties and

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responsibilities in sufficient detail to determine present or potential

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involvement in any competitive decision-making. In-house counsel are not

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authorized to receive material designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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SOURCE CODE.

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4.4.2 A party seeking to disclose to an expert retained by outside

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counsel of record any information or item that has been designated

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE must first make a written request to

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the designator that (1) identifies the general categories of HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE information that the receiving party

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seeks permission to disclose to the expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the

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expert and the city and state of his or her primary residence, (3) attaches a

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copy of the expert’s current resume, (4) identifies the expert’s current

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employer(s), (5) identifies each person or entity from whom the expert has

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received compensation or funding for work in his or her areas of expertise

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(including in connection with litigation) in the past five years, and (6)

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identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and location of

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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

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past five years. If the expert believes any of this information at (4) - (6) is

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subject to a confidentiality obligation to a third party, then the expert should

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provide whatever information the expert believes can be disclosed without

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violating any confidentiality agreements, and the party seeking to disclose

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the information to the expert shall be available to meet and confer with the

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designator regarding any such confidentiality obligations.

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4.4.3 A party that makes a request and provides the information

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specified in paragraphs 4.4.1 or 4.4.2 may disclose the designated material

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to the identified in-house counsel or expert unless, within seven days of

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delivering the request, the party receives a written objection from the

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designator providing detailed grounds for the objection.

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4.4.4 All challenges to objections from the designator shall proceed

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under L.R. 37-1 through L.R. 37-4.
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SOURCE CODE
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Designation of Source Code. If production of source code is
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necessary, a party may designate it as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE

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CODE if it is, or includes, confidential, proprietary, or trade secret source code.

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Location and Supervision of 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

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transfer any portion of the source code onto any recordable media or recordable

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device. The 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

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papers, or for deposition or trial. The designator shall provide all such source code

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in paper form, including Bates numbers and the label “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – 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

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code 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,

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

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deposition shall be retrieved at the end of each day and must not be left with a

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court reporter or any other unauthorized individual.

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PROSECUTION BAR
Absent written consent from the designator, any individual who receives

access to HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE information shall not be involved in the
prosecution of patents or patent applications concerning the field of the invention
of the patents-in-suit for the receiving party or its acquirer, successor, predecessor,
or other affiliate during the pendency of this action and for one year after its
conclusion, including any appeals. “Prosecution” means drafting, amending,
advising on the content of, or otherwise affecting the scope or content of patent
claims or specifications. These prohibitions shall not preclude counsel from
participating in reexamination or inter partes review proceedings to challenge or
defend the validity of any patent, but counsel may not participate in the drafting of
amended claims in any such proceedings.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
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Subpoenas and Court Orders. This Order in no way excuses non-

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compliance with a lawful subpoena or court order. The purpose of the duties

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described in this section is to alert the interested parties to the existence of this

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Order and to give the designator an opportunity to protect its confidentiality

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interests in the court where the subpoena or order issued.

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Notification Requirement. If a party is served with a subpoena or a

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court order issued in other litigation that compels disclosure of any information or

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items designated in this action as CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

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that party must:

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7.2.1 Promptly notify the designator in writing. Such notification

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shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;

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7.2.2 Promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena

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

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covered by the subpoena or order is subject to this Order. Such notification

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shall include a copy of this Order; and

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7.2.3 Cooperate with all reasonable procedures sought by the

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designator whose material may be affected.

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Wait For Resolution of Protective Order. If the designator timely

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seeks a protective order, the party served with the subpoena or court order shall

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not produce any information designated in this action as CONFIDENTIAL,

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE before a determination by the court where

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the subpoena or order issued, unless the party has obtained the designator’s

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permission. The designator shall bear the burden and expense of seeking

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protection of its confidential material in that court.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF DESIGNATED MATERIAL
If a receiving party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has

disclosed designated material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized
under this Order, it must immediately (1) notify in writing the designator of the
unauthorized disclosures, (2) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies
of the designated material, (3) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized
disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (4) use reasonable efforts
to have such person or persons execute the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A).

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR
OTHERWISE PROTECTED MATERIAL
When a producing party gives notice that certain inadvertently produced

material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the obligations of the
receiving parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure may be
established in an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior
privilege review pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e).
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FILING UNDER SEAL

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Without written permission from the designator or a Court order, a party

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may not file in the public record in this action any designated material. A party

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seeking to file under seal any designated material must comply with L.R. 79-5.1 et

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seq. Filings may be made under seal only pursuant to a court order authorizing the

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sealing of the specific material at issue. The fact that a document has been

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designated under this Order is insufficient to justify filing under seal. Instead,

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parties must explain the basis for confidentiality of each document sought to be

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filed under seal. Because a party other than the designator will often be seeking to

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file designated material, cooperation between the parties in preparing, and in

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reducing the number and extent of, requests for under seal filing is essential. If a

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receiving party’s request to file designated material under seal pursuant to L.R.

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79-5.1 et seq. is denied by the Court, then the receiving party may file the

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material in the public record unless (1) the designator seeks reconsideration

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within four days of the denial, or (2) as otherwise instructed by the Court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION
Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, each party shall

return all designated material to the designator or destroy such material, including
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all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing

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or capturing any designated material. The receiving party must submit a written

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certification to the designator by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by

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category, where appropriate) all the designated material that was returned or

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destroyed, and (2) affirms that the receiving party has not retained any copies,

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

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any of the designated material. This provision shall not prevent counsel from

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retaining an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and

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hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial

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

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product, even if such materials contain designated material. Any such archival

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copies remain subject to this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 22, 2018
JOHN D. EARLY
United States District Judge

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EXHIBIT A

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AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I, _______________________________ [print or type full name], of

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_______________________________________________________________

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

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

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District Court for the Central District of California on October 22, 2018 in the

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case of Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Gogo LLC, No. 2:18-cv-00654AG-JDE and Linksmart Wireless Technology, LLC v. Panasonic Avionics Corp.,
No. 2:18-cv-00662-AG-JDE (C.D. Cal. filed Apr. 20, 2018). I agree to comply
with and to be bound by all the terms of this Protective Order, and I understand
and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and
punishment for contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any
manner any information or item that is subject to this Protective Order to any
person or entity except in strict compliance with this Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District
Court for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing this Order,
even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.

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I hereby appoint ________________________ [print or type full name] of
_______________________________________________________________
[print or type full address and telephone number] as my California agent for
service of process in connection with this action or any proceedings related to
enforcement of this Order.
Date:

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City and State where sworn and signed: _______________________________

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Printed name:
[printed name]

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Signature:
[signature]

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ACTIVE 236614181v.1

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