Tessera, Inc. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. et al

Filing 1093

ORDER REFERRING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS MOTION TO SEAL (Docket No. 220 in 12-692), AND ALL FUTURE MOTIONS TO SEAL, TO THE SPECIAL MASTER. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 10/15/2012. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TESSERA, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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v.
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.;
SPANSION, LLC; SPANSION, INC;
SPANSION TECHNOLOGY, INC.;
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR
ENGINEERING, INC.; ASE (U.S.),
INC.; CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;
CHIPMOS U.S.A., INC.; SILICONWARE
PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.;
SILICONWARE USA, INC.;
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.;
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.; STATS
CHIPPAC, INC.; STATS CHIPPAC
(BVI), LTD.; and STATS CHIPPAC,
LTD.,

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SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES
CO, LTD; and SILICONWARE U.S.A.,
INC.,

v.
TESSERA, INC.,
Defendant.
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CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;
CHIPMOS U.S.A., INC.; and CHIPMOS
TECHNOLOGIES (BERMUDA), LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

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TESSERA, INC.,

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Defendant.
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No. C 08-3667 CW

Plaintiffs,

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ORDER REFERRING
CERTAIN
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO SEAL (Docket
No. 220 in 12692), AND ALL
FUTURE MOTIONS TO
SEAL, TO THE
SPECIAL MASTER

Defendants.
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No. C 05-4063 CW

No. C 08-3827 CW

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SPANSION, INC.,

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et al.,

No. C 10-4954 CW

Plaintiffs,
v.

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TESSERA, INC.,

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Claimant.
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POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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v.
TESSERA, INC.,
Defendant.

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POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC.,

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v.
TESSERA, INC.,
Defendant.

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TESSERA, INC.,

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No. C 12-692 CW

Plaintiff,

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No. C 11-6121 CW

Plaintiff,

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No. C 10-945 CW

v.
MOTOROLA, INC.; QUALCOMM, INC.;
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.;
and ATI TECHNOLOGIES, ULC,
Defendants.
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AND ALL RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
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The Court hereby refers to the Special Master for
adjudication the motion to file under seal filed by Defendants ATI
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Technologies ULC, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Qualcomm, Inc.

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and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Docket No. 220 in Case No. 12-

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692), and all future motions to seal filed in the above-captioned

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cases, absent further order of the Court.1

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be effectively and timely addressed” by this Court, see Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 53(a)(1)(C), and the Court has already

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determined that, in conjunction with motions to seal these related

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cases, the Special Master will be able to review these issues more

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thoroughly.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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These motions “cannot

The parties shall comply with the procedures set forth in the

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Court’s prior Order referring motions to seal to the Special

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Master (Docket Nos. 1075 in 05-4063, 172 in 10-945, 147 in 11-

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6121, 211 in 12-692).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 10/15/2012

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CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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This Order shall not apply to the licensing agreement
between Tessera, Inc. and non-party NEC addressed in Docket No.
187 in 10-945.
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