Apple Computer Inc. v. Burst.com, Inc.

Filing 91

MOTION to Seal Document 90 Declaration in Support, filed by Apple Computer Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 # 2)(Brown, Nicholas) (Filed on 1/4/2007)

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Apple Computer Inc. v. Burst.com, Inc. Doc. 91 Att. 2 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MATTHEW D. POWERS (Bar No. 104795) matthew.powers@weil.com GARLAND T. STEPHENS (admitted N.D.C.A., Texas Bar No. 24053910) garland.stephens@weil.com NICHOLAS A. BROWN (Bar No. 198210) nicholas.brown@weil.com WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Silicon Valley Office 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: (650) 802-3000 Facsimile: (650) 802-3100 Attorneys for Plaintiff APPLE COMPUTER, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA APPLE COMPUTER, INC., Plaintiff, v. BURST.COM, INC., Defendant. Case No. C 06-0019 MHP DECLARATION OF LEERON G. KALAY IN SUPPORT OF MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE REQUEST PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULES 7-10 AND 79-5 TO SEAL DOCUMENTS Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel Complaint Filed: January 4, 2006 Trial Date: February 26, 2008 KALAY DECL. ISO MISC. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUEST PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULES 7-10 & 79-5 TO SEAL DOCUMENTS Case No. C 06-0019 MHP SV1:\262786\01\5mrm01!.DOC\15096.0006 Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 2 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I, Leeron G. Kalay, declare: 1. I am a member of the Bar of this Court and an attorney with the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel of record for Apple Computer, Inc. in the above-captioned matter. I submit this declaration based on personal knowledge and following a reasonable investigation. If called upon as a witness, I could competently testify to the truth of each statement herein. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the stipulated protective order filed with the Court on September 15, 2006, which states in part that parties may designate documents as Confidential Counsel's Eyes Only. The protective order requires that, when so designated, such materials are to be filed with the Court under seal. Id. at ¶ 14. 3. Exhibits 1 and 2 lodged with the Declaration of Leeron G. Kalay in Support of Apple's Motion For Summary Judgment of Noninfringement of the "Stored Time Compressed Representation" Limitation each contains highly confidential and propriety information regarding Apple's products and services. Accordingly, these exhibits have been designated as Confidential Outside Attorneys' Eyes Only by Apple Computer, Inc. 4. Exhibit 3 lodged with the Declaration of Leeron G. Kalay in Support of Apple's Motion For Summary Judgment of Noninfringement of the "Stored Time Compressed Representation" Limitation has been designated as Confidential by Burst.com, Inc. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on January 4, 2007, at Redwood Shores, California. WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP By: /s/ Leeron G. Kalay Leeron G. Kalay KALAY DECL. ISO MISC. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUEST PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULES 7-10 & 79-5 TO SEAL DOCUMENTS 2 Case No. C 06-0019 MHP SV1:\262786\01\5mrm01!.DOC\15096.0006 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page Filed 09/15/2006 Page 13 of 25 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MATTHEW D. POWERS (Bar No. 104795) matthew.powers@weil .corn NICHOLAS A. BROWN (Bar No. 198210) nicholas.brown@weil. corn W I L YGOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Silicon Valley Office 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: (650) 802-3000 Facsimile: (650) 802-3 100 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant APPLE COMPUTER, INC. PARKER C. FOLSE I11 (WA Bar No. 24895 -Admitted Pro Hac Vice) pfolse@susrnangodfiey .corn SUSMAN GODFREY, L. L. P. 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98 10 1-3000 (206) 5 16-3880 Tel (206) 516-3883 Fax SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777) shosie@hosielaw. com HOSIE McARTHUR LLP 3ne Market, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 :4 15) 247-6000 Tel. c415) 247-6001 Fax 4ttorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant BURST. COM, INC. /additional attorneys listed on signature page) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 4PPLE COMPUTER, INC., Plaintiff and Counterdefendant, V. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Case No. 06-CV-000 19 MHP 24 25 26 21 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS Complaint filed: January 4,2006 Trial Date: Not Yet Set Hon. Marilyn Hall Pate1 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP BURST.COM, INC., Defendant and Counterclaimant. STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 1 28 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 4 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 2 of 21 1 2 Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production ol confidential) proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation would be warranted. Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), Apple Computer, Inc. and Burst.com, Inc. hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following stipulated Protective Order ("Order"). The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled under the applicable legal principles to treatment as confidential. The parties further acknowledge that this Stipulated Protective Order creates no entitlement to file confidential information under seal and that Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and reflects the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal. 1. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 This Protective Order shall apply to ail information, documents, testimony, or other things subject to discovery in this action that contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret, or commercially sensitive information, as well as any copies, excerpts, summaries, derivations or compilations of any of the foregoing contained in any pleadings, reports, discovery responses, correspondence, documents or things (collectively, "Discovery Material") - including any information, documents, testimony, or other things designated "CONFIDENTIAL'y and/or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" under this protective order. As used herein, "Producing Party" shall refer to any party, including the parties to this action and non-parties, who disclose and/or produce any Discovery Material in t h s action. "Receiving Party" shall refer to the parties to this action who receive Discovery Material from a Producing Party. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2. Any party or non-party from whom discovery is sought in this action and who is producing or disclosing Discovery Material may designate it as set forth herein as: (a) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 2 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP 1 2 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 09/15/2006 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 5 of 25 Page 3 of 21 "CONFIDENTIAL" or (b) "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" subject to this Protective Order if it contains confidential, proprietary, trade secret, commercially sensitive or market-sensitive information. 3 4 5 6 3. In the absence of written permission from the Producing Party, Discovery Material designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY": (a) Shall be protected from disclosure as specified herein, unless the 7 8 ' Producing Party states in writing, or a party obtains an Order of the Court declaring, that all or 9 certain portions of such Discovery Material are not, in fact, protected or should be subject to an 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 4. alternative designation; and (b) Shall be used only for purposes of this litigation. Each party or non-party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. Each party or non-party must take care to designate for protection only those parts of the Discovery Material that qualify - so that other portions of the Discovery Material for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. If it comes to a party's or a non-party's attention that information or items that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all, or do not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted, that party or non-party must promptly notify all other parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken identification. 5. The Producing Party may designate documents or other tangible Discovery Materials by placing the following legend on the document or thing: "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY". Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Protective Order, when the Producing Party is a non-party, any party to this action may designate (as appropriate under the provisions of this Protective Order) any and all Discovery STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 3 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP 27 28 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 6 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 4 of 21 1 2 3 4 Materials produced by the non-party by sending a letter to all parties and the producing non party notifying them of the party's designations. (a) Written discovery may be designated by placing the following legend or every page of the written material prior to production: "CONFIDENTIAL," "CONFIDENTIAI ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY". Tht 5 6 7 8 designations "CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY" and "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" are interchangeable and have the same meaning for purposes 0. 9 10 11 12 this protective order. In the event that original documents are produced for inspection, thc Producing Party may produce the documents on a temporary "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" basis so long as such documents are redesignated as necessary by placing thc appropriate legend on the documents in the copying process. (b) Parties or testifying persons may designate depositions and othei 13 14 15 16 testimony as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" by indicating on the record at the time the testimony is given or by sending written notice that the 17 testimony is designated within thirty (30) days of receipt of the transcript of the testimony. All 18 information disclosed during a deposition shall be deemed "CONFIDENTIAL" until the time within which it may be designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" has passed. 6. A Producing Party may designate Discovery Material as "CONFIDENTIAL" if it 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 comprises or includes confidential, proprietary, trade secret, or other confidential research, development or sensitive commercial information. "CONFIDENTIAL" may be disclosed to: (a) The outside attorneys working on this action on behalf of any party, any Discovery Material designated as paralegals and clerical employees of such attorneys, and any copying or other clerical litigation STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 4 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page of 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 57 of 25 1 2 support services working at the direction of any of such attorneys, paralegals or clerical employees; where the term "outside attorneys" means attorneys of the respective law firm: which have entered appearances in this case; (b) Not more than five (5) representatives for each party who are officers 01 3 4 5 6 7 employees of the party, who may be but need not be in-house counsel for the party, and whc shall be designated in writing by the party prior to any disclosure of "CONFIDENTIAL` Discovery Materials to such person, and any paralegals and clerical employees who support the representatives; provided that each such representative has signed the acknowledgement form annexed hereto as Exhibit A agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order; (c) Any person not employed by a party who is specifically retained by any 8 9 10 11 12 13 attorney described in Paragraph 6(a) to assist in preparation of this action for trial as a consultanf or testimonial expert, with disclosure only to the extent necessary to perform such work; provided, however, that such person has signed the acknowledgement form annexed hereto as Exhibit A agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order, and provided that no unresolved objections to such disclosure exist after proper notice has been given to all parties as set forth in Paragraph 1O(b), below; (d) Court reporters, stenographers and videographers retained to record 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 testimony taken in this action; (e) (f) The Court, jury, and court personnel; Graphics, translation, design and/or trial consulting services, including 24 25 26 27 28 mock jurors, retained by a Party; and (g) 7. Any other person with the prior written consent of the Producing Party. Any "CONFIDENTIAL" Discovery Materials that qualify as a trade secret under California Civil Code, Section 3426.1(d), and that a Producing Party in good faith believes are STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 5 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP 1 Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page of 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 68 of 25 extremely confidential and/or sensitive in nature such that the Producing Party reasonabl! believes that the disclosure of the Discovery Materials is likely to cause economic harm to tht Producing Party, may be given a higher level of protection from disclosure and designate( "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY". Discovery Material designated a: 2 3 4 5 6 "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" may be disclosed only to: (a) 7 8 n The outside attorneys working on this action on behalf of any party, a i paralegals and clerical employees of such outside attorneys, and any copy or other clerica litigation support services working at the direction of any of such outside attorneys, paralegals 01 clerical employees; where the term "outside attorneys" means attorneys of the respective laM firms which have entered appearances in this case; (b) Not more than two (2) in-house counsel for the party, who shall be 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 designated in writing by the party prior to any disclosure of "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Materials to such in-house counsel, and any paralegals and clerical employees working at the direction of the in-house counsel; provided that (i) such person has signed the acknowledgement form annexed hereto as Exhibit A agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order; (ii) such person is not involved in competitive decision making, i.e., providing advice about or participating in any or all of the party's decisions (about pricing, product design, or similar subjects) made in light of similar or corresponding information about a competitor; and (iii) no unresolved objections to such disclosure exist after proper notice has been given to all parties as set forth in Paragraph 10(b) below; (c) Any person not employed by a party who is expressly retained by any 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 attorney described in Paragraph 7(a) to assist in preparation of this action for trial as a consultant or testimonial expert, with disclosure only to the extent necessary to perform such work; provided, however, that (i) such person has signed the acknowledgement form annexed hereto as STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 6 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP 28 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page oof 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 79 f 21 1 Exhibit A agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order; (ii) such person is no1 involved in competitive decision making, !.e., providing advice about or participating in any 01 all of the party's decisions (about pricing, product design, patent prosecution or similar subjects: made in light of similar or corresponding information about a competitor; and (iii) no unresolvec objections to such disclosure exist after proper notice has been given to all parties as set forth ir Paragraph 1O(b) below; (d) Court reporters, stenographers and videographers retained to record 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 testimony taken in this action; (e) The Court, jury, and court personnel; Graphics, translation, design and/or trial consulting services including 11 12 13 14 (0 (8) mock jurors, retained by a Party; and Any other person with the prior written consent of the Producing Party. 15 8. This Order shall not bar an outside attorney in the course of rendering advice to 16 his client with respect to this litigation from conveying his evaluation of Discovery Material 17 18 designated "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" produced or exchanged herein; provided, however, that in rendering such advice and otherwise communicating with his client, the attorney shall not disclose any such "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material produced by another party herein, which disclosure would be contrary to the terms of this Order. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9. This protective order does not address the parties' production of Discovery Material that comprises or includes confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret source code. As used herein, the term "source code" means computer instructions and data definitions expressed in a form suitable for input to an assembler, compiler, other translator or other data processing module. The parties are continuing to negotiate appropriate terms for a separate protective order STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 7 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 10 of 25 Page 8 of 21 1 2 3 governing source code and will present a separate proposed protective order for the Court tc Eonsider as appropriate. 10. All persons receiving "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S 4 5 6 EYES ONLY" Discovery Material are enjoined from disclosing it to any person, except in Zonformance with this Protective Order. Each individual who receives any "CONFIDENTIAL" 3r "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material hereby agrees to be subject to the jurisdiction of this Court for the purpose of any proceedings relating to the performance under, compliance with or violation of this Protective Order. (a) Counsel who makes "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY'' Discovery Material available to persons set forth in Paragraphs 6 md/or 7 above shall be responsible for limiting distribution thereof to those persons authorized under this Protective Order. All copies of such Discovery Material disclosed shall be subject to the same restrictions imposed herein on original materials. Any person having access to such Discovery Material pursuant, to Paragraphs 6 andlor 7 above, whose participation in this litigation has been terminated or otherwise concluded, shall return all such Discovery Material as soon as practicably possible thereafter to the Receiving Party's counsel of record, but in no event longer than thirty (30) days after the termination or conclusion of the participation. (b) Before counsel for a Receiving Party may disclose any Discovery Material 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 designated "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" to a person described in Paragraphs 6(b), 6(c), and/or 6(g), and/or Paragraphs 7(b), 7(c), and/or 7(0, above, 24 25 26 of this Protective Order: (i) counsel shall provide a copy of this Protective Order to such person, who shall sign the acknowledgement form annexed hereto as Exhibit A; 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 8 C u e NO.06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 11 of 25 Page 9 of 21 1 2 (ii) at least ten (10) business days before any such disclosure, counsel for the Receiving Party shall notify all counsel of record in writing of the intent to disclose "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material tc such person. The notice shall include a copy of the acknowledgement form signed by the person and shall identify his or her title, job responsibilities and affiliation(s) with the Receiving Party. If the person is a consultant or testimonial expert described in Paragraphs 6(c) or 7(c) above, the notice shall also include a copy of such person's most recent curriculum vitae and a list that (A) discloses any previous or current relationship (personal or professional) with any of the parties; and (B) identifies all persons or entities for whom such person has performed professional services at any time during the preceding four years, including but not limited to services as a consulting or testifying expert; and (iii) if any party objects to the disclosure of "CONFIDENTIAL" or 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material to such person, the party I 16 shall notify counsel for the Receiving Party in writing of the party's objection(s) to such 17 disclosure prior to the date on which the disclosure is intended to be made. Should the party 18 19 20 intending to make the disclosure disagree with the basis for the objection(s), the parties must first attempt to resolve the objection(s) informally. If the informal efforts do not resolve the dispute within five ( 5 ) days, the party intending to disclose may file a motion requesting that the objection(s) be quashed after that five (5) day period has passed. Pending a ruling by the Court upon any such objection(s), the Discovery Material shall not be disclosed to the person objected to by the objecting party. (c) Counsel disclosing any Discovery Materials to a person required to 21 22 23 24 25 26 execute a copy of the acknowledgement form annexed as Exhibit A shall maintain the original(s) 27 28 of such form(s). STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 9 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP 1 Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 12 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 10 oof 25 f 21 1 1. To the extent that any "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S 2 3 EYES ONLY" Discovery Material is used in the taking of a deposition, all such Discovery Material shall remain subject to the provisions of this Protective Order, along with the transcripi pages of the deposition testimony dealing with the such Discovery Material. 4 5 6 7 I1 "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material is used in any deposition, the reporter shall be informed of this Protective Order and shall be required to operate in a manner consistent with this Protective Order. In the event the deposition is videotaped, the original and all copies of the videotape shall be marked by the video technician to indicate that the contents of the videotape are subject to this Protective Order, substantially as set forth below: This videotape contains confidential testimony used in this case and is not to be viewed or the contents thereof to be displayed or revealed except by order of the Court, or pursuant to written stipulation of the parties. 12. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 The parties agree to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order with respect to any third party that produces confidential Discovery Material in this lawsuit under this Protective Order. A party that seeks confidential Discovery Material from a third party shall provide a copy of this Protective Order to the third party upon request so that it may take advantage of the protections afforded by this Protective Order. 13. The recipients of "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ONLY" Discovery Material provided under this Protective Order and all material that derives therefrom shall maintain such materials in a safe and secure area, and all reasonable precautions shall be taken with respect to the storage, custody, use and/or dissemination of such materials. Any "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY'' Discovery Material that is copied, reproduced, summarized, or abstracted shall be subject to the terms of this Protective Order. STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 10 28 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 1 of 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 113 of 25 1 14. Subject to Civil Local Rule 79-5 and any other overriding rules or orders of thi: 2 Court applicable to this action, any "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'!: EYES ONLY" Discovery Material filed with the Court shall be filed and kept by the Court unde: seal and shall be made available only to the Court and to persons authorized by the terms of thi! Protective Order. The party filing any paper that reflects, contains or includes any informatior or document subject to this Protective Order shall file such paper in a sealed envelope, or othei appropriately sealed container, which shall indicate the title of the action, the party filing thc materials, and the nature of the materials filed, and shall include the legend "CONFIDENTIAL' or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" as appropriate, and a statement substantiallj in the following form: This envelope contains documents subject to a Protective Order of the Court. 11 should not be opened or its contents disclosed, revealed or made public except by Order of the Court or agreement of the parties. Nothing contained in this Protective Order shall be construed to prejudice any party's right to use Discovery Material at any hearing, trial or appeal in this litigation. The confidentiality of such materials shall be protected as determined and directed by the Court. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15. None of the provisions of this Protective Order shall apply to Discovery Material 19 that was: 20 21 22 (a) (b) available to the public at the time of its production hereunder; available to the public after the time of its production through no 23 24 25 26 27 28 unauthorized act, or failure to act, on behalf of the Receiving Party, its counsel, representatives or experts; (c) known to the Receiving Party or shown by the Receiving Party to have been independently developed by the Receiving Party prior to its production herein or without use or benefit of the information; STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 11 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 14 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 12 ofof 25 1 2 3 (d) obtained outside of this action by the Receiving Party from the Producing Party without having been designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" provided, however, that this provision does not negate any preexisting obligation of confidentiality; (e) obtained by the Receiving Party after the time of disclosure hereunder 4 5 6 7 from a non-party having the right to disclose the same; or (f) 8 9 previously produced, disclosed and/or provided by the Producing Party to the Receiving Party or a non-party without an obligation of confidentiality and not by inadvertence or mistake. If the Receiving Party believes that Discovery Material designated as 10 11 12 13 14 15 "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY'' falls within one or more of the categories described above and the Receiving Party wishes to treat the Discovery Material as non-confidential, then the Receiving Party shall so notify the Producing Party, and 16 the parties shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve the issue. The Producing Party shall have 17 a period of fourteen (14) calendar days fiom the date it receives such notice from the Receiving 18 Party within which to seek an order from the Court affirming its designation if the parties are 19 20 unable to resolve the issue. If the Producing Party seeks an order from the Court, the Receiving party shall not treat the discovery material as non-confidential until the Court has resolved the issue. 16. The inadvertent production of Discovery Material subject to the attorney-client 21 22 23 24 25 privilege or the attorney work-product privilege will not waive the attorney client privilege or the attorney work-product privilege. Upon a request from a party which has inadvertently produced Discovery Material which it believes should be subject to the attorney-client or attorney workproduct privilege, each party receiving said Discovery Material shall immediately return it and STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 12 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP 26 27 28 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 15 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 13 of 21 1 3 1 copies to the Producing Party. Nothing herein shall prevent the Receiving Party from 1 preparing a record for its own use containing the date, author, recipients, addresses, and title ol the Discovery Material as is reasonably necessary to identify the Discovery Material and describe it to the Court in any motion to compel production of the Discovery Material. 17. 2 3 4 5 6 The inadvertent failure by a Producing Party to designate Discovery Material a: 7 8 .`CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" shall not waive any such designation provided that the Producing Party notifies all Receiving Parties that such Discovery Material is "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY'` within ten (10) days from when the failure to designate first became known to the Producing Party. A Receiving Party shall not be in breach of this Order for any use of such Discovery Material before the Receiving Party receives notice of the inadvertent failure to designate. Once 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Receiving Party has received notice of the inadvertent failure to designate pursuant to this provision, the Receiving Party shall treat such Discovery Material at the appropriately designated level pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order. 18. In the event of a disclosure of any Discovery Material designated 17 18 19 "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" to a person or persons not authorized to receive such disclosure under this Protective Order, the party responsible for having made such disclosure, and each party with knowledge thereof, shall immediately notify counsel for the party whose Discovery Material has been disclosed and provide to such counsel 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 all known relevant information concerning the nature and circumstances of the disclosure. The responsible disclosing party shall also promptly take all reasonable measures to retrieve the improperly disclosed Discovery Material and to ensure that no further or greater unauthorized disclosure andlor use thereof is made. 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 13 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 16 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 14 of 21 1 2 19. A testifying expert shall not be subject to discovery on any draft of his or he report in this case that was written by the testifying expert or his or her staff and such draf reports, notes or outlines for draft reports developed and drafted by the testifying expert ando: his or her staff are also exempt from discovery. 20. Discovery of materials provided to testifying experts shall be limited to thost 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 materials, facts, consulting expert opinions, and other matters actually relied upon by tht testifying expert in forming his final report, trial or deposition testimony or any opinion in thi: case. No discovery can be taken from any consulting expert except to the extent that consulting expert has provided information, opinions or other materials to a testieing expert, who ther relies upon such information, opinions or other materials in forming his final report, trial deposition testimony or any opinion in this case. 21, No conversations or communications between counsel and any testifying 01 0 1 11 12 13 14 15 consulting expert will be subject to discovery unless the conversations or communications arc relied upon by such experts in formulating opinions that are presented in reports or trial 01 16 17 deposition testimony in this case. 18 22. Materials, communications and other information exempt from discovery under 19 20 21 22 23 the foregoing Paragraphs shall be treated as attorney-work product for the purposes of this litigation and protective order. 23. Not later than ninety (90) days after the final disposition of this litigation, 01 (including after any appeals), each party shall return all "CONFIDENTIAL" 24 25 26 27 28 "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery Material of a Producing Party to the respective outside counsel of the Producing Party, or in alternative, destroy such Discovery Material. All parties that have received any such Discovery Material shall certify in writing that all such "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" Discovery STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATEEUALS - 14 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 17 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 15 of 21 0 1 1 2 3 Material has been returned or destroyed. Notwithstanding the provisions for return destruction of Discovery Material, outside counsel may retain pleadings and attorney a n c consultant work product for archival purposes. 24. Any Discovery Material produced prior to entry of this Protective Order shall bc 4 5 6 re-designated or retroactively designated by notice in writing of the designated class of eacf Discovery Material by Bates number within sixty (60) days of entry of this Order. Furthermore. a Receiving Party may at any time request that the Producing Party cancel or modify the designation with respect to any Discovery Material. A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of any designation of Discovery Material as "CONFIDENTIAL" 01 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" at the time the designation is made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. Such a challenge shall be written, shall be served on counsel for the Producing Party, and shall particularly identify the documents or information that the Receiving Party contends should be differently designated and the grounds for the objection. Thereafter, further protection of such material shall be resolved in accordance with the following procedures: (a) The objecting party shall have the burden of conferring either in person, in 17 18 19 20 21 22 writing or by telephone with the Producing Party claiming protection (as well as any other interested party) in a good faith effort to resolve the dispute. The designating party shall have the burden of justifying the disputed designation; (b) 1 ruling 23 24 25 26 Failing agreement, the objecting party may bring a motion to the Court for that the Discovery Material in question is not entitled to the status and protection of the Producing Party's designation. The parties' entry into this stipulated order shall not preclude or ?rejudice either party from arguing for or against any designation, establish any presumption that 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 15 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 18 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 16 ofof 25 1 2 a particular designation is valid, or alter the burden of proof that would otherwise apply in s dispute over discovery or disclosure of information. Notwithstanding any challenge to a designation, the Discovery Material in question designated " 3 4 5 6 7 8 CONFIDENTIAL" or " CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL' S EYES ONLY" shall continue tc be treated as such under this Protective Order until one of the following occurs: (a) the party who " designated the Discovery Material in question as " CONFIDENTIAL" 01 CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL' S EYES ONLY" withdraws such designation in writing; 01 9 10 11 12 (b) the Court rules that the Discovery Material in question is not entitled to the designation. 25. If Discovery Material sought by a Receiving Party is subject to a confidentiality obligation of the Producing Party to a third party that prohibits disclosure of the Discovery Material, the Producing Party (1) shall request from such third party, within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date on which the Producing Party first becomes aware of such Discovery Material, permission to produce the requested Discovery Material; (2) shall provide a copy of this Protective Order to the third party; and (3) shall notify the Receiving Party of the Producing Party's request for permission to the third party and the date on which it made the request. If the 13 14 1s 16 17 18 19 Producing Party does not produce the requested Discovery Material within fourteen (14) 20 calendar days of that request to the third party, the Producing Party shall immediately notify the Receiving Party of the status of the third party's response to the request and shall provide the Receiving Party with a description of the Discovery Material that includes as much information as reasonably possible without violating the Producing Party's confidentiality obligation to the 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 third party, and sufficient that the parties can meet and confer in an effort to resolve the issue. If the parties are unable to resolve the issue within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Producing Party providing notice to the Receiving Party of the status of the third party's response, then the 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTlAL MATERIALS - 16 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 19 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 17 ofof 25 1 2 3 parties will jointly present the dispute to the Court, preferably by arranging a telephont conference, but in whatever manner the Court prefers. The Producing Party shall invite the thirc party to participate in any hearing or in the telephone conference with the Court. The Court ma! review the third party's Discovery Material in camera in order to resolve the dispute. Tht Producing Party is not required to produce such Discovery Material unless and until the thirc party provides consent or the Court rules that the requested Discovery Material should bc produced. 26. This Protective Order is entered without prejudice to the right of any party to seek 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 further or additional protection of any Discovery Material or to modify this Protective Order ir 11 12 13 any way. Nothing in this Protective Order shall be deemed to bar or preclude any Producing Party from seeking such additional protection, including, without limitation, an order that certair matter not be produced at all. 27. If at any time Discovery Material is subpoenaed by any court, arbitral: 14 15 16 administrative or legislative body, the person to whom the subpoena or other request is directed shall immediately give written notice thereof to every party who has produced such Discoverj Material and to its counsel and shall provide each such party with an opportunity to object to the production of confidential materials. If a Producing Party does not move for a protective order within ten (10) days of the date written notice is given, the party to whom the referenced subpoena is directed may produce such Discovery Material in response thereto. 28. Nothing in this Protective Order shall preclude any party to this lawsuit or its 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 attorneys (a) &om showing Discovery Material designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" to an individual who either prepared the Discovery Material or reviewed it prior to the filing of this action, or (b) from disclosing or using, in any manner or for any purpose, its own Discovery Material designated as STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 17 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP 25 26 27 28 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 20 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 18 of 21 1 2 "CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY". Notwithstanding an! designation of Discovery Material by a Producing Party under this Order, any witness may b c shown at a deposition or in an interview, and examined on, any Discovery Material produced b] the witness' current or former employer or that the witness authored or previously received. Tht witness may also be shown at a deposition or interview, and examined on, any Discover; Material if the Producing Party of the Discovery Material agrees, or if documentary o testimonial evidence indicates: (i) that the Discovery Material was communicated to or from thc witness; or (ii) that the witness was involved in the matter(s) addressed in the Discoveq Material , 29. The parties agree that the terms of this Protective Order shall survive and remair 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 in effect after the termination of the above-captioned matter. The Court shall retain jurisdictior after termination of this matter to hear and resolve any disputes arising out of this Protectivt Order. 14 - 15 16 30. This Order shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their attorneys, and theii 17 18 19 20 successors, executors, personal representatives, administrators, heirs, legal representatives. assigns, subsidiaries, divisions, employees, agents, retained consultants and experts, and a n y persons or organizations over which they have direct control. 3 1. 21 22 Execution of this Protective Order shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any party to claim in this action or otherwise that any Discovery Material, or any portion thereof, is privileged or otherwise non-discoverable, or is not admissible in evidence in this action or any other proceeding. 32. 23 24 25 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, nothing in this Protective Order 26 27 28 shall be construed to change the burdens of proof or legal standards applicable in disputes STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 18 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 21 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 19 ofof 25 1 2 3 regarding whether particular Discovery Material is confidential, which level of confidentiality i; appropriate, whether disclosure should be restricted, and if so, what restrictions should apply, Dated: September 15, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 4 5 6 7 /s/ Floyd G. Short PARKER C. FOLSE I11 (WA Bar No. 24895 Admitted Pro Hac Vice) pfolse@susmangodfrey. corn IAN B. CROSBY (WA Bar No. 28461 - Admitted Pro Hac Vice) icrosby@susrnangodfrey .corn FLOYD G. SHORT (WA Bar NO. 21632Admitted Pro Hac Vice) fshort@susmangodfiey .corn SUSMAN GODFREY, L.L.P. 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, Washington 98 101-3000 (206) 516-3880 Tel. (206) 5 16-3883 Fax 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SPENCER HOSIE (CA Bar No. 101777) shosie@hosielaw. com BRUCE WECKER (CA Bar No. 078530) bwecker@hosielaw. com HOSIE McARTHUR LLP One Market, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (4 15) 247-6000 Tel. (415) 247-6001 Fax MICHAEL F. HEIM (TX Bar No. 9380923 Admitted Pro Hac Vice) LESLIE V. PAYNE (TX Bar No. 0784736 Admitted Pro Hac Vice) HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, L.L.P. 600 Travis Street, Suite 6710 Houston, TX 77002 (713) 221-2000 Tel. (713) 221.2021 Fax ROBERT J. YORIO (CA Bar No. 93178) V. RANDALL GARD (CA Bar No. 151677) ATIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 19 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 22 of 25 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 20 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 COLBY B. SPRINGER (CA Bar No. 214868) CARR & FERRELL LLP 2200 Geng Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 812-3400 Tel. (650) 812-3444 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT BURST.COM, INC. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 /s/ Nicholas A. Brown MATTHEW D. POWERS (Bar No. 104795) matthew. powers@weil. corn NICHOLAS A. BROWN (Bar No. 198210) nicholas. brownaweil. corn LEERON G. KALAY (Bar No. 233579) leeron. kalayaweil. corn WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Silicon Valley Office 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: (650) 802-3000 Facsimile: (650) 802-3 100 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE 3RDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF ZONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 20 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Document 57-1 Filed 01/04/2007 Page 23 21 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 21 ofof 25 1 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED THIS day of September, 2006. 2 3 4 5 6 7 THE HONORABLE MARILYN HALL PATEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ;TIPUL, TION A ?D [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE IRDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF :ONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 21 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MIiP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 57-2 Filed 01/04/2007 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 24 of 25 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 EXHIBIT A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 4PPLE COMPUTER, INC., Plaintiff and Counterdefendant, V. 4 5 6 7 8 Case No. 06-CV-000 19 MHP 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 EXHIBIT A TO STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS Undertaking By Non-Parties Designated Under Paragraphs 6 and/or 7 a BURST.COM, INC., Defendant and Counterclaimant. 1, , state the following: 1. [Mark and complete the appropriate statement:] I have been designated by [party] as it: representative to receive confidential information under the Protective Order in this case OR I have been retained by expert or consultant in the above-captioned action. 2. I have read and understand the Protective Order ("Order") to which thiz [party] to serve as ar 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Zxhibit A is annexed and I attest to my understanding that access to material designated as `CONFIDENTIAL" or "CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL'S EYES ONLY" may be provided to me md that such access shall be pursuant to the t e r m and conditions and restrictions of the Order. I igree to be bound by the t e r m of the Order and to be subject to the Court's jurisdiction, both with respect to this Court's powers of supervision of the litigation of the above-captioned action tnd contractually to any designating party, which I acknowledge to be an expressly intended ieneficiary of the undertakings I give in this Confidentiality Agreement and Undertaking, EXHIBIT A TO STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 1 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 91-3 Case 3:06-cv-00019-MHP Document 57-2 Filed 01/04/2007 Filed 09/15/2006 Page 25 of 25 Page 2 of 2 1 2 3 3. I shall not disclose or reveal to anyone except the Court and the parties my confidential information given to me designated under the terms of the Order. 4. I shall not use nor disclose any designated material to others, except for 4 5 mposes of providing my advice or my consulting and/or testifying expertise in this action and hen solely in accordance with the Order. I understand that counsel for the designating party ;hall then have ten (10) business days from receipt of my written notice to inform me whether he designating party objects to my engagement. Nothing in this Exhibit A shall prevent me koin using otherwise legally obtained information. I also understand that, in the event that I fail 6 7 8 9 o abide by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement or the Order, I shall be subject to ;anctions by way of contempt of court, and to separate legal and equitable recourse by the idversely affected designating party. 10 11 12 13 14 15 Signature Printed Name Address 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EXHIBIT A TO STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS - 2 Case No. 06-CV-00019 MHP

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