Rembrandt Patent Innovations, LLC et al v. Apple, Inc.

Filing 144

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART APPLE'S SEALING MOTION by Hon. William Alsup granting in part and denying in part 141 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/12/2016)

1
2
3
4
5
6

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8
9

11
For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

10

12

REMBRANDT PATENT
INNOVATIONS, LLC, and
REMBRANDT SECURE COMPUTING,
L.P.,
Plaintiffs,

13
14
15
16

No. C 14-05094 WHA (lead case)
No. C 14-05093 WHA

v.
APPLE INC,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART
AND DENYING IN PART
APPLE’S SEALING MOTION

Defendant.
/

17
18

Apple seeks to file under seal portions of the exhibits to its motion to compel because

19

portions of those exhibits have been designated “Restricted — Attorney’s Eyes Only” by

20

Rembrandt pursuant to the protective order in this action (Dkt. No. 141). Rembrandt has filed a

21

supporting declaration averring that certain information in the documents sought to be redacted

22

reflects confidential business information, such as the personal addresses of the inventors of the

23

patents-in-suit, deposition testimony describing Rembrandt’s business model, and the amounts

24

of royalty payments negotiated in licenses for the patents-in-suit (Dkt. No. 143). The exhibits

25

to the supporting declaration are new versions of the exhibits that Apple seeks to redact with

26

only the sensitive information redacted, rather than the entire documents. Good cause shown,

27

Apple’s sealing motion is GRANTED as to the information redacted in the exhibits to

28

Rembrandt’s supporting declaration and otherwise DENIED.

1
2

If they have not already, the parties should not lodge further chambers copies of the
redacted versions documents for the purpose of this sealing motion.

3
4

IT IS SO ORDERED.

5
6

Dated: January 12, 2016.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

7
8
9

11
For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

10

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2