Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 2098

ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting #2093 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting #2094 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (lhklc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/16/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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APPLE, INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; and SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTIONS TO SEAL

Before the Court are the parties’ administrative motions to seal briefing in connection with

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Samsung’s motion seeking approval of its supersedeas bond (ECF No. 2080). See ECF Nos. 2093,

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2094.

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In the instant motions, the parties narrowly tailor their requests to seal only numbers that

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reflect at a minimum confidential sales numbers. The Federal Circuit has held that confidential

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sales numbers are sealable. Accordingly, the Court grants the parties’ sealing motions under either

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the “good cause” or “compelling reasons” standards set forth in Kamakana v. City & County of

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Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006), In re Electronic Arts, Inc., 298 F. App’x 568, 569

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(9th Cir. 2008), and Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 727 F.3d 1214, 1228-29 (Fed. Cir. 2013).

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Case No.: 5:12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO SEAL

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Specifically, the Court grants the parties’ requests to seal the highlighted proposed redactions in

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each of the following briefs:
Motion ECF No.
Document (as Highlighted)
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2093-3
Apple’s Opposition to Samsung’s
Motion for Approval of
Supersedeas Bond
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2094-3
Samsung’s Reply in Support of
Samsung’s Motion for Approval
of Supersedeas Bond

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 16, 2014

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GRANTED.
GRANTED.

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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Case No.: 5:12-CV-00630-LHK
ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO SEAL