Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al
Filing
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OPPOSITION to ( #602 Samsung's MOTION for a Protective Order Administrative Motion to File Under Seal ( re Samsung's January 10, 2012 Filings ) filed by Apple Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Mazza Declaration, #2 Bartlett Declaration, #3 Ex. A to Bartlett Declaration, #4 Proposed Order)(Jacobs, Michael) (Filed on 1/17/2012) Modified text on 1/18/2012 (dhm, COURT STAFF).
Exhibit A
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
APPLE INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a
Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New
York corporation; SAMSUNG
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
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Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-01846-LHK
Defendants.
AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING THE DISCLOSURE AND USE OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS
Plaintiff Apple Inc. and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung
Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively,
“Defendants”) anticipate that documents, testimony, or information containing or reflecting
confidential, proprietary, trade secret, and/or commercially sensitive information are likely to
be disclosed or produced during the course of discovery, initial disclosures, and supplemental
disclosures in this case and request that the Court enter this Order setting forth the conditions
for treating, obtaining, and using such information.
Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court finds
good cause for the following Agreed Protective Order Regarding the Disclosure and Use of
Discovery Materials (“Order” or “Protective Order”).
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1.
PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
(a)
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, Protected Material designated
under the terms of this Protective Order shall be used by a Receiving Party solely for this case,
and shall not be used directly or indirectly for any other purpose whatsoever.
(b)
The Parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket
protections on all disclosures during discovery, or in the course of making initial or supplemental
disclosures under Rule 26(a). Designations under this Order shall be made with care and shall
not be made absent a good faith belief that the designated material satisfies the criteria set forth
below. If it comes to a Producing Party’s attention that designated material does not qualify for
protection at all, or does not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted, the Producing
Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing or changing the designation.
2.
DEFINITIONS
(a)
“Discovery Material” means all items or information, including from any
non-party, regardless of the medium or manner generated, stored, or maintained (including,
among other things, testimony, transcripts, or tangible things) that are produced, disclosed, or
generated in connection with discovery or Rule 26(a) disclosures in this case.
(b)
“Outside Counsel” means (i) outside counsel who appear on the pleadings
as counsel for a Party, (ii) partners and associates of such counsel to whom it is reasonably
necessary to disclose the information for this litigation, and their paralegals and support staff,
and (iii) outside, independent attorneys contracted to provide legal advice to a Party in
connection with this action.
(c)
“Patents-in-suit” means U.S. Patents Nos. 7,812,828; 6,493,002;
7,469,381; 7,844,915; 7,853,891; 7,663,607; 7,864,163; 7,920,129; D627,790; D617,334;
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D604,305; D593,087; D618,677; D622,270; D504,889; 6,928,604; 7,050,410; 7,069,055;
7,079,871; 7,200,792; 7,362,867; 7,386,001; 7,447,516; 7,456,893; 7,577,460; 7,675,941; and
7,698,711 and any other patent asserted in this action, as well as any related patents, patent
applications, provisional patent applications, continuations, and/or divisionals.
(d)
“Party” means any party to this case, including all of its officers, directors,
employees, consultants, retained experts, and outside counsel and their support staffs.
(e)
“Producing Party” means any Party or non-party entity that discloses or
produces any Discovery Material in this case.
(f)
“Protected Material” means any Discovery Material that is designated as
“CONFIDENTIAL,”
“CONFIDENTIAL
-
ATTORNEYS’
EYES
ONLY,”
or
“CONFIDENTIAL - OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE,” as provided
for in this Order.
Protected Material shall not include: (i) advertising materials that have been
actually published or publicly disseminated; and (ii) materials that show on their face they have
been disseminated to the public.
(g)
“Receiving Party” means any Party who receives Discovery Material from
a Producing Party.
(h)
“Source Code” means computer code, scripts, assembly, object code,
source code listings and descriptions of source code, object code listings and descriptions of
object code, and Hardware Description Language (HDL) or Register Transfer Level (RTL) files
that describe the hardware design of any ASIC or other chip.
3.
COMPUTATION OF TIME
The computation of any period of time prescribed or allowed by this Order shall
be governed by the provisions for computing time set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6.
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4.
SCOPE
(a)
The protections conferred by this Order cover not only Discovery Material
governed by this Order as addressed herein, but also any information copied or extracted
therefrom, as well as all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations thereof, plus testimony,
conversations, or presentations by Parties or their counsel in court or in other settings that might
reveal Protected Material.
(b)
Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent or restrict a Producing
Party’s own disclosure or use of its own Discovery Material for any purpose, and nothing in this
Order shall preclude any Producing Party from showing its Discovery Material to an individual
who prepared the Discovery Material.
(c)
Nothing in this Order shall be construed to prejudice any Party’s right to
use any Protected Material in court or in any court filing with consent of the Producing Party or
by order of the Court.
(d)
This Order is without prejudice to the right of any Party to seek further or
additional protection of any Discovery Material or to modify this Order in any way, including,
without limitation, an order that certain matter not be produced at all.
5.
DURATION
Even after the termination of this case, the confidentiality obligations imposed by
this Order shall remain in effect until a Producing Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court
order otherwise directs.
6.
ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
(a)
Basic Principles. All Protected Material shall be used solely for this
case or any related appellate proceeding, and not for any other purpose whatsoever, including
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without limitation any other litigation, patent prosecution or acquisition, patent reexamination or
reissue proceedings, or any business or competitive purpose or function except as provided in the
Parties’ Cross-Use Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Protected Material shall not be
distributed, disclosed or made available to anyone except as expressly provided in this Order and
the Parties’ Cross-Use Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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(b)
Intellectual Property Prosecution Bar. Absent the written consent of the
Producing Party, anyone who receives one or more items designated “CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES
ONLY – SOURCE CODE” shall not be involved, directly or indirectly, in any of the following
activities: advising on, consulting on, preparing, prosecuting, drafting, editing, and/or amending
of patent applications (whether for design or utility patents), specifications, claims, and/or
responses to office actions, or otherwise affecting the disclosure in patent applications or
specifications or the scope of claims in patents or patent applications relating to
telecommunications devices, personal digital assistants, personal electronics devices, tablet
computers, digital music players, methods or means for interacting with and operating same,
and/or software or hardware for same, before any foreign or domestic agency, including the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. Nor shall anyone who receives one or more items
designated “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL –
OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” prepare and/or prosecute any
application (or portion thereof) for trademark or trade dress registration either in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or a foreign equivalent thereof, relating in any way to
telecommunications devices, personal digital assistants, personal electronics devices, tablet
computers, digital music players, or any icons, logos, product configurations, or methods or
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patents-in-suit
means for interacting with and operating same, and/or software or hardware features of same; or
provide any advice regarding whether or not to seek registration of, or to file applications for
trademark or trade dress protection either in the United States or abroad, relating in any way to
telecommunications devices, personal digital assistants, personal electronics devices, tablet
computers, digital music players, or any icons, logos, product configurations, or methods or
means for interacting with and operating same, and/or software or hardware features of same.
These prohibitions are not intended to and shall not preclude counsel from participating in
reexamination proceedings on behalf of a Party challenging the validity of any patent.
However, anyone who receives one or more items designated “CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES
ONLY – SOURCE CODE,” shall not be involved in reexamination or reissue proceedings on
behalf of a patentee, including directly or indirectly drafting or amending any patent claims.
(c)
These prohibitions shall begin when access to “CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES
ONLY – SOURCE CODE” materials are first received by the affected individual, and shall end
two (2) years after the final resolution of this action, including all appeals.
(d)
Secure Storage. Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a
Receiving Party at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the
persons authorized under this Order.
(e)
Legal Advice Based on Protected Material. Nothing in this Protective
Order shall be construed to prevent counsel from advising their clients with respect to this case
based in whole or in part upon Protected Materials, provided counsel does not disclose the
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counsel from participating directly or
indirectly in reexamination or reissue
proceedings on behalf of a patentee,
provided that such participation does not
involve, directly or indirectly, drafting or
amending any patent claim.
Protected Materials themselves, the content of those Protected Materials, or the fact of those
particular Protected Materials’ existence except as provided in this Order.
(f)
Limitations. Nothing in this Order shall restrict in any way a Producing
Party’s use or disclosure of its own Protected Material. Nothing in this Order shall restrict in
any way the use or disclosure of Discovery Material by a Receiving Party: (i) that is or has
become publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party; (ii) that is lawfully acquired by
or known to the Receiving Party independent of the Producing Party; (iii) 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; (iv) with the consent of the
Producing Party; or (v) pursuant to Order of the Court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Producing Party may not disclose its own Protected Material to the extent such Protected
Material is also the Protected Material of any other party (e.g., settlement discussions and
agreements containing confidentiality obligations), without the prior written consent of such
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other party.
7.
DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
(a)
Available Designations. Any Producing Party may designate Discovery
Material with any of the following designations, provided that it meets the requirements for such
designations as provided for herein: “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’
EYES ONLY,” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE
CODE.”
(b)
Written Discovery and Documents and Tangible Things.
Written
discovery, documents (which include “electronically stored information,” as that phrase is used
in Federal Rule of Procedure 34), and tangible things that meet the requirements for the
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confidentiality designations listed in Paragraph 7(a) may be so designated by placing the
appropriate designation on every page of the written material prior to production. For digital
files being produced, the Producing Party may mark each viewable page or image with the
appropriate designation, and mark the medium, container, and/or communication in which the
digital files were contained. In the event that original documents are produced for inspection,
the original documents shall be presumed “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
during the inspection and re-designated, as appropriate during the copying process.
(c)
Depositions and Testimony. Parties or testifying persons or entities may
designate depositions and other testimony with the appropriate designation by indicating on the
record at the time the testimony is given or by sending written notice of how portions of the
transcript of the testimony is designated within twenty one (21) days of receipt of the transcript of
the testimony.
If no indication on the record is made, all information disclosed during a
deposition shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” until the time
within which it may be appropriately designated as provided for herein has passed. Any Party
that wishes to disclose the transcript, or information contained therein, may provide written
notice of its intent to treat the transcript as non-confidential, after which time, any Party that
wants to maintain any portion of the transcript as confidential must designate the confidential
portions within fourteen (14) days, or else the transcript may be treated as non-confidential.
Any Protected Material that is used in the taking of a deposition shall remain subject to the
provisions of this Protective Order, along with the transcript pages of the deposition testimony
dealing with such Protected Material. In such cases the court 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
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shall be marked by the video technician to indicate that the contents of the videotape are subject
to this Protective Order, substantially along the lines of “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 pursuant to the terms of the operative Protective Order in this matter or
pursuant to written stipulation of the parties.”
Counsel for any Producing Party shall have
the right to exclude from oral depositions, other than the deponent, deponent’s counsel, the
reporter and videographer (if any), any person who is not authorized by this Protective Order
to receive or access Protected Material based on the designation of such Protected Material.
Such right of exclusion shall be applicable only during periods of examination or testimony
regarding such Protected Material.
8.
DISCOVERY MATERIAL DESIGNATED AS “CONFIDENTIAL”
(a)
A
Producing
Party
“CONFIDENTIAL” if it contains or reflects
may
designate
Discovery
Material
as
information that qualifies for protection under
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and/or commercially sensitive
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).
(b)
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, Discovery Material designated as
“CONFIDENTIAL” may be disclosed only to the following:
(i)
The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel;
(ii)
Outside Counsel’s immediate paralegals and staff, and any copying
or clerical litigation support services working at the direction of such counsel, paralegals, and
staff;
(iii)
Any outside expert or consultant retained by the Receiving Party to
assist in this action, provided that disclosure is only to the extent necessary to perform such
work; and provided that: (a) such expert or consultant has agreed to be bound by the provisions
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representatives of the Receiving Party
who are officers or employees of the
Receiving Party, who may be, but need
not be, in-house counsel for the
Receiving Party, as well as their
immediate paralegals and staff, to whom
disclosure is reasonably necessary for this
case, provided that: (a) each such
person has agreed to be bound by the
provisions of the Protective Order by
signing a copy of Exhibit A; and (b) no
unresolved objections to such disclosure
exist after proper notice has been given to
all Parties as set forth in Paragraph 12
below;¶
of the Protective Order by signing a copy of Exhibit A; (b) such expert or consultant is not a
current officer, director, or employee of a Party or of a competitor of a Party, nor anticipated at
the time of retention to become an officer, director or employee of a Party or of a competitor of a
Party; and (c) no unresolved objections to such disclosure exist after proper notice has been
given to all Parties as set forth in Paragraph 12 below;
(iv)
Court reporters, stenographers and videographers retained to
record testimony taken in this action;
(v)
The Court, jury, and court personnel;
(vi)
Document processing and hosting vendors, and graphics,
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translation, design, and/or trial consulting services, having first agreed to be bound by the
provisions of the Protective Order by signing a copy of Exhibit A;
(vii)
Mock jurors who have signed an undertaking or agreement
agreeing not to publicly disclose Protected Material and to keep any information concerning
Protected Material confidential;
(viii) Any mediator who is assigned to hear this matter, and his or her
staff, subject to their agreement to maintain confidentiality to the same degree as required by this
Protective Order; and
(ix)
Any other person with the prior written consent of the Producing
Party.
9.
DISCOVERY MATERIAL DESIGNATED AS “CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
(a)
A
Producing
Party
may
designate
Discovery
Material
as
“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” if it contains or reflects information that is
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extremely confidential and/or sensitive in nature and the Producing Party reasonably believes
that the disclosure of such Discovery Material is likely to cause economic harm or significant
competitive disadvantage to the Producing Party. The Parties agree that at least the following
information, if non-public, shall be presumed to merit the “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
EYES ONLY” designation: trade secrets, pricing information, financial data, sales information,
sales or marketing forecasts or plans, business plans, sales or marketing strategy, cost
information, licensing of the Producing Party’s intellectual property, product development
information, engineering documents, testing documents, employee information, and other
non-public information of similar competitive and business sensitivity.
(b)
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, Discovery Material designated as
“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” may be disclosed only to:
(i)
The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, except that unless
otherwise agreed no Outside Counsel who is involved in competitive decision-making1, as
defined by U.S. Steel v. United States, 730 F.2d 1465, 1468 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1984), shall have
access to Discovery Material designated as “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”;
(ii)
Outside Counsel’s immediate paralegals and staff, and any copying
or clerical litigation support services working at the direction of such counsel, paralegals, and
staff;
(iii)
Any outside expert or consultant retained by the Receiving Party to
assist in this action, provided that disclosure is only to the extent necessary to perform such
work; and provided that: (a) such expert or consultant has agreed to be bound by the provisions
1
For the absence of doubt, for the purposes of this Protective Order, “competitive
decision-making” shall not include advising on the design-around of patents, trademarks, trade
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of the Protective Order by signing a copy of Exhibit A; (b) such expert or consultant is not a
current officer, director, or employee of a Party or of a competitor of a Party, nor anticipated at
the time of retention to become an officer, director, or employee of a Party or of a competitor of
a Party; (c) such expert or consultant is not involved in competitive decision-making, as defined
by U.S. Steel v. United States, 730 F.2d 1465, 1468 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1984), on behalf of a Party or a
competitor of a Party; and (d) no unresolved objections to such disclosure exist after proper
notice has been given to all Parties as set forth in Paragraph 12 below;
(iv)
Court reporters, stenographers and videographers retained to
record testimony taken in this action;
(v)
The Court, jury, and court personnel;
(vi)
Document processing and hosting vendors, and graphics,
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translation, design, and/or trial consulting services, having first agreed to be bound by the
provisions of the Protective Order by signing a copy of Exhibit A;
(vii)
Any mediator who is assigned to hear this matter, and his or her
staff, subject to their agreement to maintain confidentiality to the same degree as required by this
Protective Order; and
(viii) Any other person with the prior written consent of the Producing
Party.
10.
DISCOVERY MATERIAL DESIGNATED AS “CONFIDENTIAL –
OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE”
(a)
To the extent production of Source Code becomes necessary to the
prosecution or defense of the case, a Producing Party may designate Source Code as
dress, or other intellectual property at issue in this litigation.
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“CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” if it
comprises or includes confidential, proprietary, and/or trade secret Source Code.
(b)
Nothing in this Order shall be construed as a representation or admission
that Source Code is properly discoverable in this action, or to obligate any Party to produce any
Source Code.
(c)
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, Discovery Material designated as
“CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” shall be
subject to the provisions set forth in Paragraph 11 below, and may be disclosed, subject to
Paragraph 11 below, solely to:
(i)
The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, except that unless
otherwise agreed no Outside Counsel who is involved in competitive decision-making, as
defined by U.S. Steel v. United States, 730 F.2d 1465, 1468 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1984), shall have
access to Discovery Material designated as “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’
EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE”;
(ii)
Outside Counsel’s immediate paralegals and staff, and any copying
or clerical litigation support services working at the direction of such counsel, paralegals, and
staff;
(iii)
Any outside expert or consultant retained by the Receiving Party to
assist in this action, provided that disclosure is only to the extent necessary to perform such
work; and provided that: (a) such expert or consultant has agreed to be bound by the provisions
of the Protective Order by signing a copy of Exhibit A; (b) such expert or consultant is not a
current officer, director, or employee of a Party or of a competitor of a Party, nor anticipated at
the time of retention to become an officer, director or employee of a Party or of a competitor of a
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Party; (c) such expert or consultant is not involved in competitive decision-making, as defined by
U.S. Steel v. United States, 730 F.2d 1465, 1468 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1984), on behalf of a Party or a
competitor of a Party; and (d) no unresolved objections to such disclosure exist after proper
notice has been given to all Parties as set forth in Paragraph 12 below;
(iv)
Court reporters, stenographers and videographers retained to
record testimony taken in this action;
(v)
The Court, jury, and court personnel;
(vi)
Any mediator who is assigned to hear this matter, and his or her
staff, subject to their agreement to maintain confidentiality to the same degree as required by this
Protective Order; and
(vii)
Any other person with the prior written consent of the Producing
Party.
11.
DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW OF SOURCE CODE
(a)
Any Source Code that is produced by Defendants shall be made available
for inspection in electronic format at the Redwood City office of its outside counsel, Quinn
Emanuel Urquhart & Sulivan, LLP, or any other location mutually agreed by the Parties. Any
Source Code that is produced by Apple Inc. will be made available for inspection at the San
Francisco office of its outside counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, or any other location mutually
agreed by the Parties. Source Code will be made available for inspection between the hours of
8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on business days (i.e., weekdays that are not Federal holidays), although the
Parties will be reasonable in accommodating reasonable requests to conduct inspections at other
times.
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(b)
Prior to the first inspection of any requested Source Code, the Receiving
Party shall provide fourteen (14) days notice of the Source Code that it wishes to inspect. The
Receiving Party shall provide seven (7) days notice prior to any additional inspections.
(c)
Source Code that is designated “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” shall be produced for inspection and
review subject to the following provisions, unless otherwise agreed by the Producing Party:
(i)
All Source Code shall be made available by the Producing Party to
the Receiving Party’s outside counsel and/or experts in a secure room on a secured computer
without Internet access or network access to other computers, as necessary and appropriate to
prevent and protect against any unauthorized copying, transmission, removal or other transfer of
any Source Code outside or away from the computer on which the Source Code is provided for
inspection (the “Source Code Computer” in the “Source Code Review Room”). The Producing
Party shall install tools that are sufficient for viewing and searching the code produced, on the
platform produced, if such tools exist and are presently used in the ordinary course of the
Producing Party’s business. The Receiving Party’s outside counsel and/or experts may request
that commercially available software tools for viewing and searching Source Code be installed
on the secured computer, provided, however, that (a) the Receiving Party possesses an
appropriate license to such software tools; (b) the Producing Party approves such software tools;
and (c) such other software tools are reasonably necessary for the Receiving Party to perform its
review of the Source Code consistent with all of the protections herein. The Receiving Party
must provide the Producing Party with the CD or DVD containing such licensed software tool(s)
at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the date upon which the Receiving Party wishes to have
the additional software tools available for use on the Source Code Computer.
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(ii)
No recordable media or recordable devices, including without
limitation sound recorders, computers, cellular telephones, peripheral equipment, cameras, CDs,
DVDs, or drives of any kind, shall be permitted into the Source Code Review Room.
(iii)
In addition to the Source Code Computer, the Producing Party
shall make available a Notetaking Computer for purposes of enabling the Receiving Party’s
outside counsel and/or experts to take notes relating to the Source Code. The Receiving Party’s
outside counsel and/or experts may not copy the Source Code into the notes. The Producing
Party shall make available a laser printer with commercially reasonable printing speeds for
on-site printing of notes taken on the Notetaking Computer.
(iv)
The Producing Party may visually monitor the activities of the
Receiving Party’s representatives during any Source Code review, but only to ensure that no
unauthorized electronic records of the Source Code and no information concerning the Source
Code are being created or transmitted in any way.
(v)
No copies of all or any portion of the Source Code may leave the
room in which the Source Code is inspected except as otherwise provided herein. Further, no
other written or electronic record of the Source Code is permitted except as otherwise provided
herein. The Producing Party shall make available a laser printer with commercially reasonable
printing speeds for on-site printing during inspection of the Source Code. The Receiving Party
may print limited portions of the Source Code only when absolutely and directly necessary to
prepare court filings or pleadings or other papers (including a testifying expert’s expert report).
Printed portions that consist of more than fifty (50) pages of a continuous block of Source Code
or that, in aggregate, consist of 10% or more of a specific software release shall be presumed to
be excessive, and the burden shall be on the Receiving Party to demonstrate the need for such a
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printed copy. The Receiving Party shall not print Source Code in order to review blocks of
Source Code elsewhere in the first instance, i.e., as an alternative to reviewing that Source Code
electronically on the Source Code Computer, as the Parties acknowledge and agree that the
purpose of the protections herein would be frustrated by printing portions of code for review and
analysis elsewhere, and that printing is permitted only when absolutely and directly necessary to
prepare court filings or pleadings or other papers (including a testifying expert’s expert report).
Upon printing any such portions of Source Code, the printed pages shall be collected by the
Producing Party. The Producing Party shall Bates number, copy, and label “CONFIDENTIAL
– OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” any pages printed by the
Receiving Party. Within ten (10) days, the Producing Party shall either (i) provide one copy set
of such pages to the Receiving Party or (ii) inform the Requesting Party that it objects that the
printed portions are excessive and/or not done for a permitted purpose. If, after meeting and
conferring, the Producing Party and the Receiving Party cannot resolve the objection, the
Receiving Party shall be entitled to seek a Court resolution of whether the printed Source Code in
question is narrowly tailored and was printed for a permitted purpose. The burden shall be on
the Receiving Party to demonstrate that such printed portions are no more than is reasonably
necessary for a permitted purpose and not merely printed for the purposes of review and analysis
elsewhere.
The printed pages shall constitute part of the Source Code produced by the
Producing Party in this action.
(vi)
All persons who will review a Producing Party’s Source Code on
behalf of a Receiving Party, including members of a Receiving Party’s outside law firm, shall be
identified in writing to the Producing Party at least five (5) days in advance of the first time that
such person reviews such Source Code. Such identification shall be in addition to any other
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disclosure required under this Order. All persons viewing Source Code shall sign on each day
they view Source Code a log that will include the names of persons who enter the locked room to
view the Source Code and when they enter and depart. The Producing Party shall be entitled to
a copy of the log upon one (1) day’s advance notice to the Receiving Party.
(vii)
Unless otherwise agreed in advance by the Parties in writing,
following each day on which inspection is done under this Order, the Receiving Party’s outside
counsel and/or experts shall remove all notes, documents, and all other materials from the Source
Code Review Room. The Producing Party shall not be responsible for any items left in the
room following each inspection session, and the Receiving Party shall have no expectation of
confidentiality for any items left in the room following each inspection session without a
prior agreement to that effect.
(viii) Other than as provided above, the Receiving Party will not copy,
remove, or otherwise transfer any Source Code from the Source Code Computer including,
without limitation, copying, removing, or transferring the Source Code onto any recordable
media or recordable device. The Receiving Party will not transmit any Source Code in any way
from the Producing Party’s facilities or the offices of its outside counsel of record.
(ix)
The Receiving Party’s outside counsel of record and any person
receiving a copy of any Source Code shall maintain and store any paper copies of the Source
Code at their offices in a manner that prevents duplication of or unauthorized access to the
Source Code, including, without limitation, storing the Source Code in a locked room or cabinet
at all times when it is not in use.
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Deleted: The Receiving Party’s outside
counsel of record may make no more than
three (3) additional paper copies of any
portions of the Source Code received
from a Producing Party pursuant to
Paragraph 11(c)(v), not including copies
attached to court filings or used at
depositions, and shall maintain a log of
all paper copies of the Source Code.
The log shall include the names of the
reviewers and/or recipients of paper
copies and locations where the paper
copies are stored. Upon one (1) day’s
advance notice to the Receiving Party by
the Producing Party, the Receiving Party
shall provide a copy of this log to the
Producing Party.
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(x)
printed Source Code.
For depositions, the Receiving Party shall not bring copies of any
Rather, at least five (5) days before the date of the deposition, the
Receiving Party shall notify the Producing Party about the specific portions of Source Code it
wishes to use at the deposition, and the Producing Party shall bring printed copies of those portions
to the deposition for use by the Receiving Party. Copies of Source Code that are marked as
deposition exhibits shall not be provided to the Court Reporter or attached to deposition
transcripts; rather, the deposition record will identify the exhibit by its production numbers. All
paper copies of Source Code brought at the deposition shall be securely destroyed in a timely
manner following the deposition.
(xi)
Except as provided in this sub-paragraph, absent express written
permission from the Producing Party, the Receiving Party may not create electronic images, or
any other images, or make electronic copies, of the Source Code from any paper copy of Source
Code for use in any manner (including by way of example only, the Receiving Party may not
scan the Source Code to a PDF or photograph the code).
Images or copies of Source Code shall
not be included in correspondence between the Parties (references to production numbers shall
be used instead), and shall be omitted from pleadings and other papers whenever possible. If a
Party reasonably believes that it needs to submit a portion of Source Code as part of a filing with
the Court, the Parties shall meet and confer as to how to make such a filing while protecting the
confidentiality of the Source Code and such filing will not be made absent agreement from the
Producing Party that the confidentiality protections will be adequate. If a Producing Party
agrees to produce an electronic copy of all or any portion of its Source Code or provide written
permission to the Receiving Party that an electronic or any other copy needs to be made for a
Court filing, the Receiving Party's communication and/or disclosure of electronic files or other
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materials containing any portion of Source Code (paper or electronic) shall at all times be limited
solely to individuals who are expressly authorized to view Source Code under the provisions of
this Order. Where the Producing Party has provided the express written permission required
under this provision for a Receiving Party to create electronic copies of Source Code, the
Receiving Party shall maintain a log of all such electronic copies of any portion of Source Code
in its possession or in the possession of its retained consultants, including the names of the
reviewers and/or recipients of any such electronic copies, and the locations where the electronic
copies are stored. Additionally, any such electronic copies must be labeled “CONFIDENTIAL
-
OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” as provided for in this Order.
12.
NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE
(a)
Prior to disclosing any Protected Material to any person described in
Deleted: 8(b)(iii),
Paragraphs 8(b)(iv), 9(b)(iii), or 10(c)(iii) (referenced below as “Person”), the Party seeking to
disclose such information shall provide the Producing Party with written notice that includes: (i)
the name of the Person; (ii) the present employer and title of the Person; (iii) an identification of
all of the Person’s past or current employment or consulting relationships, including direct
relationships and relationships through entities owned or controlled by the Person; (iv) an
up-to-date curriculum vitae of the Person; and (v) a list of the cases in which the Person has
testified at deposition or trial within the last five (5) years.
Said written notice shall include an
identification of any individual or entity with or for whom the person is employed or to whom
the person provides consulting services relating to the design, development, operation, or
patenting of mobile phones and tablet computers, or relating to the acquisition of intellectual
property assets relating to mobile phones and tablet computers. The Party seeking to disclose
Protected Material shall provide such other information regarding the Person’s professional
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activities reasonably requested by the Producing Party for it to evaluate whether good cause
exists to object to the disclosure of Protected Material to the outside expert or consultant.
During the pendency of this action, including all appeals, the Party seeking to disclose Protected
Material shall immediately provide written notice of any change with respect to the Person’s
involvement in the design, development, operation or patenting of mobile phones and tablet
computers, or the acquisition of intellectual property assets relating to mobile phones and tablet
computers.
(b)
Within seven (7) days of receipt of the disclosure of the Person, the
Producing Party or Parties may object in writing to disclosure to the Person for good cause. In
the absence of an objection at the end of the seven (7) day period, the Person shall be deemed
approved under this Protective Order. There shall be no disclosure of Protected Material to the
Person prior to expiration of this seven (7) day period. If the Producing Party objects to
disclosure to the Person within such seven (7) day period, the Parties shall meet and confer via
telephone or in person within seven (7) days following the objection and attempt in good faith to
resolve the dispute on an informal basis. If the dispute is not resolved, the Party objecting to
the disclosure will have seven (7) days from the date of the meet and confer to seek relief from
the Court. If relief is not sought from the Court within that time, the objection shall be deemed
withdrawn. If relief is sought, designated materials shall not be disclosed to the Person in
question until the Court resolves the objection.
(c)
For purposes of this section, “good cause” shall include an objectively
reasonable concern that the Person will, advertently or inadvertently, use or disclose Discovery
Materials in a way or ways that are inconsistent with the provisions contained in this Order.
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(d)
Prior to receiving any Protected Material under this Order, the Person
must execute a copy of the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order” (Exhibit A hereto) and
serve it on all Parties.
(e)
An initial failure to object to a Person under this Paragraph 12 shall not
preclude the nonobjecting Party from later objecting to continued access by that Person for good
cause. If an objection is made, the Parties shall meet and confer via telephone or in person
within seven (7) days following the objection and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute
informally. If the dispute is not resolved, the Party objecting to the disclosure will have seven
(7) days from the date of the meet and confer to seek relief from the Court. The designated
Person may continue to have access to information that was provided to such Person prior to the
date of the objection. If a later objection is made, no further Protected Material shall be
disclosed to the Person until the Court resolves the matter or the Producing Party withdraws its
objection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Producing Party fails to move for a protective
order within seven (7) business days after the meet and confer, further Protected Material may
thereafter be provided to the Person.
13.
CHALLENGING DESIGNATIONS OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
(a)
A Party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of any
designation of Discovery Material under this Order at the time the designation is made, and a
failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto.
(b)
Any challenge to a designation of Discovery Material under this Order
shall be written, shall be served on outside counsel for the Producing Party, shall particularly
identify the documents or information that the Receiving Party contends should be differently
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designated, and shall state the grounds for the objection. Thereafter, further protection of such
material shall be resolved in accordance with the following procedures:
(i)
The objecting Party shall have the burden of conferring either in
person, in 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 Producing Party shall
have the burden of justifying the disputed designation;
(ii)
Failing agreement, the Receiving Party may bring a motion to the
Court for a ruling 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 Order shall not
preclude or prejudice either Party from arguing for or against any designation, establish any
presumption that a particular designation is valid, or alter the burden of proof that would
otherwise apply in a dispute over discovery or disclosure of information;
(iii)
Notwithstanding any challenge to a designation, the Discovery
Material in question shall continue to be treated as designated under this Order until one of the
following occurs: (a) the Party who designated the Discovery Material in question withdraws
such designation in writing; or (b) the Court rules that the Discovery Material in question is
not entitled to the designation.
14.
SUBPOENAS OR COURT ORDERS
(a)
If at any time Protected Material is subpoenaed by any court, arbitral,
administrative, or legislative body, the Party to whom the subpoena or other request is directed
shall immediately give prompt written notice thereof to every Party who has produced such
Discovery Material and to its counsel and shall provide each such Party with an opportunity to
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move for a protective order regarding the production of Protected Materials implicated by the
subpoena.
15.
FILING PROTECTED MATERIAL
(a)
Absent written permission from the Producing Party or a court Order
secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Receiving Party may not file in the
public record any Protected Material.
(b)
Any Receiving Party is authorized under Local Rule 79-5 to file under seal
with the Court any brief, document or materials that are designated as Protected Material under
this Order.
Nothing in this section shall in any way limit or detract from this Order’s
requirements as to Source Code.
16.
INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED MATERIAL
(a)
The inadvertent production by a Party of Discovery Material subject to the
attorney-client privilege, work-product protection, or any other applicable privilege or protection,
despite the Producing Party’s reasonable efforts to prescreen such Discovery Material prior to
production, will not waive the applicable privilege and/or protection if a request for return of
such inadvertently produced Discovery Material is made promptly after the Producing Party
learns of its inadvertent production.
(b)
Upon a request from any Producing Party who has inadvertently produced
Discovery Material that it believes is privileged and/or protected, each Receiving Party shall
immediately return such Protected Material or Discovery Material and all copies to the Producing
Party, except for any pages containing privileged markings by the Receiving Party which shall
instead be destroyed and certified as such by the Receiving Party to the Producing Party.
Deleted: Nothing herein shall prevent
the Receiving Party from preparing a
record for its own use containing the date,
author, addresses, and topic of the
inadvertently produced Discovery
Material and such other information as is
reasonably necessary to identify the
Discovery Material and describe its
nature to the Court in any motion to
compel production of the Discovery
Material.
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17.
INADVERTENT FAILURE TO DESIGNATE PROPERLY
(a)
The inadvertent failure by a Producing Party to designate Discovery
Material as Protected Material with one of the designations provided for under this Order shall
not waive any such designation provided that the Producing Party notifies all Receiving Parties
that such Discovery Material is protected under one of the categories of this Order within
fourteen (14) days of the Producing Party learning of the inadvertent failure to designate. The
Producing Party shall reproduce the Protected Material with the correct confidentiality
designation within seven (7) days upon its notification to the Receiving Parties.
Upon receiving
the Protected Material with the correct confidentiality designation, the Receiving Parties shall
destroy all Discovery Material that was not designated properly.
(b)
A Receiving Party shall not be in breach of this Order for any use of such
Discovery Material before the Receiving Party receives the Protected Material with the correct
confidentiality designation, unless an objectively reasonable person would have realized that the
Discovery Material should have been appropriately designated with a confidentiality designation
under this Order. Once a Receiving Party has received the Protected Material with the correct
confidentiality designation, the Receiving Party shall treat such Discovery Material (subject to the
exception in Paragraph 17(c) below) at the appropriately designated level pursuant to the terms of
this Order.
(c)
“CONFIDENTIAL,”
Protected
Material
“CONFIDENTIAL
produced
–
without
ATTORNEYS’
the
EYES
designation
of
ONLY”
or
“CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” may be so
designated subsequent to production when the Producing Party failed to make such designation
at the time of production through inadvertence or error. If Discovery Material is designated
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subsequent to production, the Receiving Party promptly shall collect any copies that have been
provided to individuals so that they can be re-labeled with the “CONFIDENTIAL,”
“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” designation.
Notwithstanding the above,
such subsequent designation of “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
EYES ONLY” or “CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE
CODE” shall apply on a going forward basis and shall not disqualify anyone who reviewed
“CONFIDENTIAL,”
“CONFIDENTIAL
–
ATTORNEYS’
EYES
ONLY”
or
“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” materials while the
materials were not marked “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or
“CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” from
engaging in the activities set forth in Paragraph 6(b).
18.
INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE NOT AUTHORIZED BY ORDER
(a)
In the event of a disclosure of any Discovery Material pursuant to this
Order to any 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 Producing Party whose Discovery Material has
been disclosed and provide to such counsel 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 and/or use thereof is made
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(b)
Unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure does not change the status of
Discovery Material or waive the right to hold the disclosed document or information as
Protected.
19.
FINAL DISPOSITION
(a)
Not later than ninety (90) days after the Final Disposition of this case,
each Party shall return all Discovery Material of a Producing Party to the respective outside
counsel of the Producing Party or destroy such Material, at the option of the Producing Party.
For purposes of this Order, “Final Disposition” occurs after an order, mandate, or dismissal
finally terminating the above-captioned action with prejudice, including all appeals.
(b)
All Parties that have received any such Discovery Material shall certify in
writing that all such materials have been returned to the respective outside counsel of the
Producing Party or destroyed. Notwithstanding the provisions for return of Discovery Material,
outside counsel may retain one set of pleadings, correspondence and attorney and consultant
work product (but not document productions) for archival purposes, but must return any
pleadings, correspondence, and consultant work product that contain Source Code.
(c)
20.
MISCELLANEOUS
(a)
Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any
person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. By stipulating to this Order, the
Parties do not waive the right to argue that certain material may require additional or different
confidentiality protections than those set forth herein.
(b)
Termination of Matter and Retention of Jurisdiction. The Parties agree
that the terms of this Protective Order shall survive and remain in effect after the Final
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Deleted: <#>DISCOVERY FROM
EXPERTS OR CONSULTANTS¶
<#>Testifying experts shall not be subject
to discovery with respect to any draft of
his or her report(s) in this case. Draft
reports, notes, or outlines for draft reports
developed and drafted by the testifying
expert and/or his or her staff are also
exempt from discovery. ¶
<#>Discovery of materials provided to
testifying experts shall be limited to those
materials, facts, consulting expert
opinions, and other matters actually relied
upon by the testifying expert in forming
his or her final report, trial, or deposition
testimony or any opinion in this case. No
discovery can be taken from any
non-testifying expert except to the extent
that such non-testifying expert has
provided information, opinions, or other
materials to a testifying expert relied
upon by that testifying expert in forming
his or her final report(s), trial, and/or
deposition testimony or any opinion in
this case. ¶
<#>No conversations or communications
between counsel and any testifying or
consulting expert will be subject to
discovery unless the conversations or
communications are relied upon by such
experts in formulating opinions that are
presented in reports or trial or deposition
testimony in this case. ¶
<#>Materials, communications, and other
information exempt from discovery under
the foregoing Paragraphs 20(a)-(c) hall be
treated as attorney-work product for the
purposes of this litigation and Order.¶
Nothing in Paragraphs 20(a)-(c) shall
alter or change in any way the
requirements in Paragraph 11 regarding
printing of Source Code, and Paragraph
11 shall control in the event of any
conflict.
Determination of the above-captioned matter. The Court shall retain jurisdiction after Final
Determination of this matter to hear and resolve any disputes arising out of this Protective Order.
(c)
Successors. This Order shall be binding upon the Parties hereto, their
attorneys, and their successors, executors, personal representatives, administrators, heirs, legal
representatives, assigns, subsidiaries, divisions, employees, agents, retained consultants and
experts, and any persons or organizations over which they have direct control.
(d)
Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this
Protective Order, no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or
producing any information or item. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any
ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order. This 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.
(e)
Burdens of Proof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above,
nothing in this Protective Order shall be construed to change the burdens of proof or legal
standards applicable in disputes regarding whether particular Discovery Material is confidential,
which level of confidentiality is appropriate, whether disclosure should be restricted, and if so,
what restrictions should apply.
(f)
Modification by Court. This Order is subject to further court order based
upon public policy or other considerations, and the Court may modify this Order sua sponte in
the interests of justice. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is
responsible for the interpretation and enforcement of this Order.
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All disputes concerning
Protected Material, however designated, produced under the protection of this Order shall be
resolved by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
(g)
Discovery Rules Remain Unchanged.
Nothing herein shall alter or
change in any way the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local
Rules for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, or the Court’s
own orders. Identification of any individual pursuant to this Protective Order does not make
that individual available for deposition or any other form of discovery outside of the restrictions
and procedures of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules for the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California, or the Court’s own orders.
Supersession of Any Default Protective Orders. The discovery produced by Samsung
pursuant to the Court’s Order Granting Limited Expedited Discovery (D.N. 52) (“Expedited
Discovery Order”) shall retain all the protections provided for in this Court’s Patent L.R. 2-2
Model Interim Protective Order, as modified by the Plaintiff and Defendants’ Stipulated
Modification to Patent L.R. 2-2 Model Interim Protective Order for Purposes of Expedited
Discovery (D.N. 76), including, without limitation, the prosecution bar provided for therein.
With the exception of discovery produced by Samsung pursuant to the Expedited Discovery
Order, this Protective Order supersedes any default protective orders referenced by the Parties as
applying to material disclosed before the entry of this Protective Order. Any other material
produced prior to the entry of this Protective Order will be treated identically as Protected
Material bearing the same designation under this Protective Order.
SO ORDERED.
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Deleted: This Protective Order
supersedes any default protective orders
referenced by the Parties as applying to
material disclosed before the entry of this
Protective Order.
Deleted: Any discovery material
disclosed by any Party before the entry of
this Protective Order shall retain
whatever confidentiality designation it
originally bore.
Deleted: Such
Deleted: ¶
EXHIBIT A
, acknowledge and declare that I have received a
I,
copy of the Protective Order (“Order”) in Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, United
States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, Civil Action No.
11-cv-01846-LHK.
Having read and understood the terms of the Order, I agree to be bound
by the terms of the Order and consent to the jurisdiction of said Court for the purpose of any
proceeding to enforce the terms of the Order.
Name of individual:
Present occupation/job description:
Name of Company or Firm:
Address:
Dated:
[Signature]
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EXHIBIT B
CROSS-USE AGREEMENT
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung
Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively “Samsung”), and Apple, Inc. (“Apple”)
(collectively the “Parties”), are parties to the following actions in federal district court
(collectively “the District Court Actions”) – Civil Action Nos. 4:11-cv-01846 (N.D. Cal.); and
1:11-cv-00573 (D. Del.) –and in the U.S. International Trade Commission (collectively “the ITC
Investigations”) – Inv. No. 337-TA-794 (“the 794 Investigation”); and Inv. No. 337-TA-796
("the 796 Investigation") – and in foreign courts (collectively “the Foreign Actions”) – Australia,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In order to
conserve judicial resources and reduce the burden upon the parties and third parties, the Parties
by and through their respective counsel enter into the following agreements for cross-use of
certain discovery materials in all of the above litigations and any other litigation, proceeding or
other action between any of the Samsung entities and Apple related to the subject matter claimed
or disclosed in any patent asserted in the District Court Actions and/or ITC Investigations and/or
Foreign Actions (collectively the “Samsung/Apple Parallel Actions”):
I.
Production of Documents and Things and Responses to Interrogatories and Requests for
Admission:
All documents and things produced and all responses to interrogatories and requests for
admission by the Parties in any Samsung/Apple Parallel Action may be used by the
Parties in any other Samsung/Apple Parallel Action as if obtained in discovery in that
proceeding. In the interest of efficiency, the parties agree that they need not reproduce in
any Samsung/Apple Parallel Action documents previously produced in any other
Samsung/Apple Parallel Action. In any ITC Investigation, the parties agree to provide
to the Staff Attorney copies of any documents subject to this cross-use agreement on
either request of the Staff Attorney or in advance of using such documents in the
Investigation.
II.
Depositions:
All deposition testimony of the Parties and non parties in any Samsung/Apple Parallel
Action may be used by the Parties in any other Samsung/Apple Parallel Action as if
obtained in discovery in that proceeding. In any ITC Investigation, the parties agree to
provide to the Staff Attorney copies of any deposition testimony subject to this cross-use
agreement on either request of the Staff Attorney or in advance of using such testimony
in the Investigation.
III.
Expert Reports and Pleadings:
All expert reports and pleadings in any Samsung/Apple Parallel Action may be used by
the Parties in any other Samsung/Apple Parallel Action as if obtained in discovery in that
proceeding. In any ITC Investigation, the parties agree to provide to the Staff Attorney
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copies of any such expert report or pleading subject to this cross-use agreement on either
request of the Staff Attorney or in advance of using such documents in the Investigation.
V.
Discovery Limitations:
A.
Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to change or alter in any way
discovery limitations or agreements reached by the parties in any Samsung/Apple
Parallel Action.
B.
Nothing in this agreement relieves any party of any discovery obligation,
including but not limited to the obligation to timely produce responsive discovery
materials in any pending action, or expands the scope of permissible discovery in
any pending action.
C.
This agreement is entered into without prejudice to the right of any party to object
to any discovery request, or to any production or use of any discovery materials,
that it believes to be improper or otherwise objectionable.
D.
The Parties agree that this Cross-Use Agreement is entered into without prejudice
to Parties’ respective positions concerning any pending or future motions to
transfer or motions to dismiss any of the Samsung/Apple Parallel Actions.
Neither Party will reference or argue that the Cross-Use Agreement in any way
affects any pending or future motions to dismiss or motions to transfer.
E.
The Parties recognize that certain documents and other material subject to this
cross-use agreement may also be subject to a protective order in an ITC
Investigation. The Parties agree that no person in a Samsung/Apple Parallel
Action for whom a party seeks access to Confidential Business Information
subject to a protective order in an ITC Investigation will be provided access
unless that person subscribes to the protective order for the ITC Investigation.
To be clear, it is not the intent of the Parties to allow unauthorized access to
Confidential Business Information in any ITC investigation.
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