AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS et al v. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.

Filing 47

Memorandum in opposition to re #41 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A Declaration of Jordana Rubel in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Compel Discovery, #2 Exhibit Ex. B Declaration of Norma Jane Hair in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Compel Discovery)(Fee, J.)

Exhibit A

EXHIBIT 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND
MATERIALS d/b/a/ ASTM INTERNATIONAL;

Case No. 1:13-cv-01215-EGS

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION, INC.; and

DEFENDANT-COUNTERCLAIMANT
PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.’S
RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFCOUNTERDEFENDANTS’ FIRST SET
OF REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS (NOS.
1-35)

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING,
REFRIGERATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING
ENGINEERS, INC.
Plaintiffs,
v.

Filed:

PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.,
Defendant.
PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.,
Counterclaimant,
v.
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND
MATERIALS d/b/a/ ASTM INTERNATIONAL;
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION, INC.; and
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING,
REFRIGERATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING
ENGINEERS, INC.
Counterdefendants.

August 6, 2013

PROPOUNDING PARTY:

Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants American Society for Testing
and Materials d/b/a ASTM International; National Fire
Protection Association, Inc.; and American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
Inc.

RESPONDING PARTIES:

Defendant-Counterclaimant Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

SET NUMBER:

One (Nos. 1-35)

Defendant-Counterclaimant Public.Resource.Org, Inc. (“Public Resource”) responds to
Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants American Society for Testing and Materials d/b/a ASTM
International; National Fire Protection Association, Inc.; and American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.’s (collectively “Plaintiffs”) First Set of
Requests for the Production of Documents and Things as follows:
GENERAL OBJECTIONS
1.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent that they are overly broad,

unduly burdensome or oppressive, and to the extent they are inconsistent with, or purport to
impose obligations on Public Resource beyond those set forth by, the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, particularly Rule 34(b)(2)(D)-(E), the Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia, the Federal Rules of Evidence, or any applicable regulations and case law,
particularly to the extent that compliance would force Public Resource to incur a substantial
expense that outweighs any likely benefit of the discovery. Public Resource’s responses,
regardless of whether they include a specific objection, do not constitute an adoption or
acceptance of the definitions and instructions that Plaintiffs seek to impose.
2.

Public Resource objects to each individual request to the extent that it seeks

documents and information that are neither relevant to the Litigation nor reasonably calculated to
lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Such objections may be made to applicable
requests in the short form “irrelevant”.

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3.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent that they purport to require

production of “all documents” concerning various matters, on grounds that such requests are
overly broad, unduly burdensome, duplicative, and seek production of irrelevant documents. To
the extent that Public Resource produces documents in response to such requests, they will be
limited to documents sufficient to show matters that are appropriately discoverable.
4.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent that they seek documents and

information that are not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource
objects to the requests on the grounds that they seek to impose obligations on Public Resource
that are unduly burdensome, especially to the extent that the requested materials are publicly
available or otherwise equally available to Plaintiffs, or are burdensome to search for or obtain.
To the extent any documents are currently available to the public (including Plaintiffs) on the
Public Resource Website, Public Resource expressly reserves the right to request cost-shifting,
consistent with Section 14.A of the parties’ Joint Meet-And-Confer Report filed on December
30, 2013 (Dkt. No. 29) (“Joint Meet-And-Confer Report”), prior to incurring any cost associated
with producing such documents. Public Resource further objects to the extent that the requests
are overbroad. To the extent that Public Resource agrees to produce any documents, Public
Resource will produce only documents in its possession, custody or control.
5.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent that they seek documents and

information that are protected by the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, common
interest privilege, or other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource will not produce
such documents or information, and any inadvertent production is not a waiver of any applicable
privilege or protection.
6.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent they purport to require Public

Resource to provide more information than the rules and laws of the court require in claiming
attorney-client privilege, work product protection, or other privileges or protections.
Furthermore, Public Resource will neither produce nor log privileged communications made
between Public Resource and outside counsel, or any documents protected by the work product

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doctrine after commencement of the Litigation. All such communications or documents were
intended to be confidential and privileged, and they have been treated as such. In light of the
voluminous nature of such communications, including them in Public Resource’s privilege log
would be unduly burdensome and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
admissible evidence.
7.

Public Resource objects to the requests on the grounds that they seek documents

and information that contain or reflect sensitive private, financial or other non-public information
of third parties. Public Resource will not provide such documents or information until entry of
an appropriate protective order.
8.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent that they purport to require

Public Resource to produce documents or communications containing any information received
from a third party under a nondisclosure agreement or other confidentiality obligation, or to the
extent they seek documents containing confidential information that would impinge on any right
to privacy and free speech of individuals, including, but not limited to, rights conferred by the
federal or California state constitutions. Public Resource also objects to producing the contents
of any part of any agreement between it and a third party, which, by its terms, is subject to
confidentiality. Public Resource will provide confidential information only after entry of an
appropriate protective order, and only to the extent Public Resource can do so consistently with
its legal and confidentiality obligations.
9.

Public Resource objects to the requests, and each and every instruction and

definition, to the extent that the scope of materials Plaintiffs seeks is not limited to a relevant and
reasonable period of time. Except as specifically noted, Public Resource’s production of
documents will be limited to the period between April 13, 2007 and the date of production.
10.

Public Resource objects to each request to the extent it is vague, ambiguous, or

fails to describe the requested documents with reasonable particularity, on the grounds that such
request requires Public Resource to speculate as to the documents Plaintiffs seek.

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11.

Public Resource objects to the definition of “Public Resource,” “Defendant,”

“You” and “Your” on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, and unduly
burdensome, particularly to the extent that it purports to include any affiliates, assignees, joint
ventures, partners, principals, employees, officers, agents, legal representatives or consultants
when such persons are acting outside a capacity of representing Public Resource; or any person
“purporting to act on [Public Resource’s] behalf” who is not an agent of Public Resource.
12.

Public Resource objects to the definition of “Plaintiffs’ Trademarks” on the

grounds that it assumes factual or legal conclusions that have not yet been adjudicated.
13.

Public Resource objects to Plaintiffs’ Instruction No. 15 to the extent that it is

inconsistent with, or purports to impose obligations on Public Resource beyond those set forth
by, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, particularly Rule 34, the Local Rules of the U.S.
District Court for the District of Columbia, the Federal Rules of Evidence, or any applicable
regulations and case law.
14.

Public Resource objects to each request to the extent that it is unreasonably

cumulative and/or redundant of another document request.
15.

Public Resource objects to each request to the extent that it is compound, complex

or otherwise unintelligible.
16.

Public Resource objects to each request to the extent that it calls for a legal

conclusion in connection with the identification of potentially responsive documents. Public
Resource’s responses and/or production of documents pursuant to Plaintiffs’ requests shall not be
construed as agreement with or the provision of any legal conclusion concerning the meaning or
application of any terms used in such requests.
17.

Public Resource’s statement that it will produce documents in response to any

request for production is not a representation that any such documents exist, but rather that
responsive, non-privileged documents will be produced if such documents are discovered in the
course of a reasonably diligent search, consistent with the General Objections and based upon
Public Resource’s understanding of the request.

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18.

Public Resource objects to the use of the phrases “including but not limited to”

and “includes, but is not limited to” as overly broad and unduly burdensome.
19.

Public Resource objects to the requests to the extent they purport to require Public

Resource to produce all documents as Concordance upload files, with metadata in an ASCII
delimited .dat file. Consistent with Section 14.A of the Joint Meet-And-Confer Report, Public
Resource reserves the right to produce documents in another reasonably usable format, including
native format, where appropriate.
20.

Public Resource objects to each request to the extent it seeks to impose any

continuing duty to supplement or provide further responses, or otherwise seeks to impose on
Defendant discovery obligations exceeding or inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Federal
Rules of Evidence, or any applicable regulations and case law.
21.

Public Resource objects to Plaintiffs’ instruction that all responsive documents be

produced within thirty (30) days after service of Plaintiffs’ requests. Public Resource will
produce documents on a rolling basis.
22.

Without waiving any of the foregoing General Objections, each of which is

expressly incorporated into each of Public Resource’s objections and responses below as if fully
stated there, Public Resource responds to each request subject to the following additional express
reservation of rights:
a)

The right to object on any applicable ground to the admission into
evidence or other use of any of the documents produced in response to any
request at the trial of this matter, at any other proceeding in this matter or
in any other action; and

b)

The right to object on any applicable ground at any time to any demand
for further responses to any request or to any other discovery procedures
involving or relating to the subject matter of any request.

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RESPONSES AND OBJECTIONS TO REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:
All documents relating to Public Resource obtaining copies of any of the Standards at
Issue, or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects that use of the term “copies” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal
conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within
the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents that refer to Public
Resource obtaining copies of standards issued by Plaintiffs, to the extent such documents exist
and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s possession,
custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
All licenses, including but not limited to shrinkwrap or clickwrap licenses, that Public
Resource entered into in connection with obtaining copies of any of the Standards at Issue, or
any other standards issued by any Plaintiff.

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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
further objects that use of the terms “shrinkwrap” and “clickwrap” renders the request vague and
ambiguous and impermissibly requires Public Resource to speculate as to the documents
Plaintiffs seek. Public Resource objects that use of the term “copies” renders the request vague
and ambiguous, requires legal conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether an
electronic file is a “copy” within the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public
Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of Request No. 1.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it is not aware of any
responsive documents.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s copying of any of the Standards at Issue, or
any other standards issued by any Plaintiff.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource

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objects that use of the term “copying” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal
conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within
the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents that refer to Public
Resource copying standards issued by Plaintiffs, to the extent such documents exist and can be
located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s possession, custody or
control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s posting of copies of any Standards at Issue,
or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff, on the Public Resource Website or the Internet
Archive Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects that use of the term “copies” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal
conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within
the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public Resource objects to the request as
oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally
available to Plaintiffs from public sources, including but not limited to the Public Resource
Website and the Internet Archive Website. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent

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that it purports to require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody
or control.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents that reference
standards issued by Plaintiffs that are available on the Public Resource Website, including the
archived version of the Public Resource Website available on the Internet Archive Website, to
the extent such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in
Public Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:
All documents relating to any use by Public Resource of Plaintiffs’ Trademarks,
regardless of whether you consider it to be a use in commerce, a trademark use, or a fair use.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that the request is
overbroad, oppressive, unduly burdensome, vague and ambiguous to the extent it purports to
require the production of “all” documents related to “any use” of Plaintiffs’ Trademarks and fails
to specify the documents sought with reasonable particularity. Public Resource objects that the
request is vague and ambiguous and impermissibly requires Public Resource to speculate as to
the documents Plaintiffs seek, including to the extent the definition of “Plaintiffs’ Trademarks”
renders the meaning of the phrase “any use by Public Resource of Plaintiffs’ Trademarks” vague,
ambiguous, circular and unintelligible and requires Public Resource to assume facts or legal
conclusions not yet adjudicated. Public Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly
burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from

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public sources, including but not limited to the Public Resource Website and the Internet Archive
Website.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent that Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds as follows: Public Resource will
produce responsive, non-privileged documents containing Plaintiffs’ names and logos, to the
extent such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public
Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s efforts to reformat any Standards at Issue, or
any other standards issued by any Plaintiff, including by rekeying text, converting graphics,
resetting mathematical formulas, or adding metadata to the document headers. This request
includes, but is not limited to, documents concerning the processes employed by Public Resource
and any quality control measures Public Resource used to prevent the content of the Standards at
Issue from being altered.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege,
attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public
Resource objects that use of the term “standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous.
Public Resource will interpret “standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the
Complaint. Public Resource objects that use of the terms “rekeying text”, “converting graphics”,
and “resetting mathematical formulas” renders the request vague and ambiguous and
impermissibly requires Public Resource to speculate as to the documents Plaintiffs seek. Public
Resource objects that the request is compound, complex and unintelligible. Public Resource
objects to the Request to the extent that it assumes facts or legal conclusions not yet adjudicated.

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Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds as follows: Public Resource will
produce responsive, non-privileged documents sufficient to explain the process employed by
Public Resource to reformat standards issued by Plaintiffs, if any, to the extent such documents
exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s possession,
custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7:
Documents sufficient to show the number of times each of the Standards at Issue has
been viewed and/or downloaded from the Public Resource Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege,
attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information whose disclosure would
impinge on any right of privacy or free speech or free association, including, but not limited to,
rights conferred by the Constitution. Public Resource objects to the request as overbroad and
unduly burdensome to the extent it purports to require Public Resource to furnish website
statistics not reasonably available to it. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that
it assumes facts not yet adjudicated.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce a report specifying the numbers of times each Standard at
Issue was downloaded per month for the period from April 13, 2007 to the date of production.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8:
Documents sufficient to show the sources and amounts of all financial contributions
Public Resource has received since the date when it first posted a copy of any of the Standards at
Issue on the Public Resource Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects that the request seeks irrelevant documents. Public Resource objects to the request to the
extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product
doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of
the term “financial contributions” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource
will interpret “financial contributions” to mean donations. Public Resource objects that use of
the term “copy” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal conclusions, and is
argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within the definition in
Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information whose disclosure would impinge on any right of privacy or free speech or free
association, including, but not limited to, rights conferred by the Constitution. Public Resource
will not produce documents that identify its donors. Public Resource objects to the Request to
the extent that it assumes facts or legal conclusions not yet adjudicated.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce non-privileged documents sufficient to identify the date
and amount of donations that specifically mention the Standards at Issue and that were received
by Public Resource since the Standards at Issue first became available through the Public
Resource Website, to the extent such donations exist and can be located after a reasonable search
for documents in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9:
Documents sufficient to identify the sources and amounts of all donations or revenues
received via the Public Resource Website since the date when Public Resource first posted a
copy of any of the Standards at Issue on the Public Resource Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that the request seeks
irrelevant documents. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information
protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term “copy” renders the request
vague and ambiguous, requires legal conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether
an electronic file is a “copy” within the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information whose disclosure would
impinge on any right of privacy or free speech or free association, including, but not limited to,
rights conferred by the Constitution. Public Resource will not produce documents that identify
its donors. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it assumes facts or legal
conclusions not yet adjudicated. Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably
duplicative of Request No. 8.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce non-privileged documents sufficient to identify the date
and amount of donations and revenue that specifically mention the Standards at Issue and that
were received by Public Resource via the Public Resource Website since the Standards at Issue
first became available through the Public Resource Website, to the extent such donations and
revenue exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s
possession, custody or control.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10:
All documents referring or relating to, or comprising statements, inquiries, comments, or
other communications by or from employees, customers, distributors, suppliers, or others,
relating to the similarity or dissimilarity of the standards posted by Public Resource and the
Standards at Issue or any logos relating thereto, or evidencing any confusion, suspicion, belief, or
doubt on the part of said third parties as to the relationship either between Public Resource and
one or more of Plaintiffs or between their respective products or services, including any
misdirected complaints or inquiries.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the terms
“similarity” and “dissimilarity” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource
objects that use of the terms “evidencing,” “confusion”, “suspicion”, “belief” and “doubt”
renders the request vague, ambiguous and unintelligible and purports to require Public Resource
to speculate as to the beliefs of third parties. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent
that it purports to require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody
or control. Public Resource objects that the request is compound, complex and unintelligible.
Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it assumes facts or legal conclusions not
yet adjudicated.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds as follows: Public Resource will
produce responsive, non-privileged communications comparing the standards available through
the Public Resource Website to the Standards at Issue, as well as any responsive, non-privileged
communications sent to Public Resource but addressed to one or more of Plaintiffs, to the extent

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such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public
Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11:
All documents relating to communications regarding the Litigation.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that the request is
overbroad, oppressive, unduly burdensome, vague and ambiguous to the extent it purports to
require the production of “all” documents related to the “Litigation” and fails to specify the
documents sought with reasonable particularity. Public Resource objects to the request to the
extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product
doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Consistent with General Objection
No. 6, Public Resource will neither produce nor log privileged communications made between
Public Resource and outside counsel, as well as documents protected by the work product
doctrine or other privileges, to the extent they occurred or were made or created after
commencement of the Litigation. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information whose disclosure would impinge on any right of privacy or free speech or free
association, including, but not limited to, rights conferred by the Constitution. Public Resource
objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents not in
Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request as
oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally
available to Plaintiffs from public or other sources, including but not limited to the Public
Resource Website. Public Resource objects that the request is unreasonably duplicative of each
and every other request.

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Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource will produce nonprivileged documents in
response to this request, to the extent that such documents are not readily available to Plaintiffs
from public sources. To the extent that such documents implicate communications with third
parties, Public Resource shall produce such documents only after affording such third parties
notice and the opportunity to object.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12:
All documents relating to communications between You and existing or potential donors
regarding Public Resource’s plans to copy or post and/or Public Resource’s actual copying or
posting of any of the Standards at Issue or the standards of any Standards Development
Organization on the Public Resource Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that the request seeks
irrelevant documents. Public Resource objects that use of the undefined term “Standards
Development Organization” renders the request vague, ambiguous and unintelligible, as well as
overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports to require the production
of “all” documents related to copying or posting the standards of “any” Standards Development
Organization. Public Resource objects that use of the term “potential donors” renders the request
vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret “potential donors” to mean persons from
whom Public Resources solicited donations. Public Resource objects that use of the terms
“copy” and “copying” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal conclusions, and
is argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within the definition in
Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any

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other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it
seeks information whose disclosure would impinge on any right of privacy or free speech or free
association, including, but not limited to, rights conferred by the Constitution. Public Resource
objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of Request Nos. 3 and 4.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource will not produce documents in response to
this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13:
All documents relating to any communications sent or received by You, including
between You and any governmental agency or legislative body, regarding incorporation of
standards or codes by reference into any government laws, statutes, regulations, or ordinances.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that use of the terms
“standards” and “codes” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will
interpret “standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public
Resource will interpret “codes” to be a synonym of “standards”. Public Resource objects that the
request is overbroad, oppressive, unduly burdensome, vague and ambiguous to the extent it
purports to require the production of “all” documents related to the “incorporation of standards
or codes” and fails to specify the documents sought with reasonable particularity. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client
privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds as follows: Public Resource will
produce responsive, non-privileged communications sent to or by Public Resource referring to

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the incorporation by reference of standards issued by Plaintiffs into any government laws,
statutes, regulations, or ordinances, to the extent such documents exist and can be located after a
reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14:
All documents identified in your responses to interrogatories or your initial disclosures in
this Litigation.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege,
attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public
Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request
as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally
available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public Resource objects to this request as
unreasonably duplicative of other requests.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents specifically
identified in its responses to interrogatories or Rule 26(a) initial disclosures in this Litigation, to
the extent such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in
Public Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s counterclaims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports

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to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s counterclaims without
specifying such documents or counterclaims with reasonable particularity. The request is vague,
hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively. Public Resource objects to the
request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work
product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to
the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents not in Public
Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request as oppressive
and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally available to
Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent that
it purports to require production of documents that have not yet been created or are the subject of
ongoing discovery by Public Resource. Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably
duplicative of each and every other request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that Plaintiffs lack ownership of the
copyrights in the Standards at Issue.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that Plaintiffs lack
ownership of the copyrights in the Standards at Issue without specifying such documents with
reasonable particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret
objectively. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected
by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable

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privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of fair use bars
Plaintiffs’ copyright claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of
fair use bars Plaintiffs’ copyright claims without specifying such documents with reasonable
particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively.
Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the
attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or
protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require
production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public

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Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of copyright misuse
bars Plaintiffs’ copyright claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of
copyright misuse bars Plaintiffs’ copyright claims without specifying such documents with
reasonable particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret
objectively. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected
by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.

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Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 19:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that Defendant’s lack of use in
commerce bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 19:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that Defendant’s
lack of use in commerce bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims without specifying such documents
with reasonable particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to
interpret objectively. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information
protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 20:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that lack of likelihood of confusion
bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 20:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that lack of
likelihood of confusion bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims without specifying such documents
with reasonable particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to
interpret objectively. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information
protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request. Public Resource objects that the request is argumentative because Plaintiffs bear the
burden of establishing likelihood of confusion, and even an absence of documents does not
undermine Public Resource’s defense.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 21:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of fair use bars
Plaintiffs’ trademark claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 21:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of
fair use bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims without specifying such documents with reasonable
particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively.
Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the
attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or
protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require
production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 22:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of trademark
misuse bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims.

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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 22:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that the doctrine of
trademark misuse bars Plaintiffs’ trademark claims without specifying such documents with
reasonable particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret
objectively. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected
by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 23:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that waiver and estoppel bars
Plaintiffs’ claims.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 23:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that waiver and

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estoppel bars Plaintiffs’ claims without specifying such documents with reasonable particularity.
The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client
privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections.
Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of
documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to
the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are
equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public Resource objects to the
request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents that have not yet been
created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource. Public Resource objects to
this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 24:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that lack of irreparable injury bars
Plaintiffs’ demand for an injunction.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 24:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that defense that
lack of irreparable injury bars Plaintiffs’ demand for an injunction. The request is vague,
hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively. Public Resource objects to the
request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work
product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to
the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents not in Public

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Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request as oppressive
and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally available to
Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent that
it purports to require production of documents that have not yet been created or are the subject of
ongoing discovery by Public Resource. Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably
duplicative of each and every other request. Public Resource objects that the request is
argumentative because Plaintiffs bear the burden of establishing irreparable injury, and even an
absence of documents does not undermine Public Resource’s defense.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 25:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s defense that an injunction would greatly
harm the public interest.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 25:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it purports
to require production of “all documents” related to Public Resource’s defense that an injunction
would greatly harm the public interest without specifying such documents with reasonable
particularity. The request is vague, hopelessly overbroad and impossible to interpret objectively.
Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the
attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or
protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require
production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public

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Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request. Public Resource objects that the request is argumentative because Plaintiffs bear the
burden of establishing that an injunction would benefit the public interest, and even an absence
of documents does not undermine Public Resource’s defense.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will not produce any
documents in response to this request.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26:
All documents and things not produced in response to another document request that
Public Resource intends to introduce or rely upon in the present litigation.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it is not
reasonably limited in time or scope and fails to specify the documents sought with reasonable
particularity. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected
by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable
privileges or protections. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to
require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents
that have not yet been created or are the subject of ongoing discovery by Public Resource.
Public Resource expressly reserves the right to supplement its objections and responses during
the course of discovery.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 27:
Documents sufficient to show any policy of Public Resource for the retention or
destruction of records, documents, or files.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 27:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it is not
reasonably limited in time or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource will produce
non-privileged Public Resource document retention policies in place at the commencement of
this Litigation, if any.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 28:
All documents relating to any Plaintiff.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 28:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad, oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent it is not
reasonably limited in time or scope and purports to require production of “all documents” related
to “any” Plaintiff without specifying such documents with reasonable particularity. Public
Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks information protected by the attorney-client
privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privileges or protections.
Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of
documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to
the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are
equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources. Public Resource objects to the

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request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents that have not yet been
created or are the subject of ongoing discovery. Public Resource expressly reserves the right to
supplement its objections and responses to the extent it discovers additional documents that may
support Public Resource’s defense that an injunction would greatly harm the public interest.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of each and every other
request.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents that expressly refer
to the name of any Plaintiff, to the extent such documents exist, relate to the matters specifically
alleged in the Complaint, and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public
Resource’s possession, custody or control, subject to Plaintiffs’ agreement that they will produce
all documents relating to Public Resource.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 29:
All current and past webpages from the Public Resource Website containing any
reference to any Plaintiff, including all webpages that post or contain links to any of the
Standards at Issue, or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 29:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents
that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public sources, including but not limited to webpages
currently available on the Public Resource Website. Public Resource objects that the volume of
documents that are likely to be responsive to the request renders the request oppressive and

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unduly burdensome to the extent that Instruction No. 28 purports to require Public Resource to
produce documents as Concordance upload files, with metadata in an ASCII delimited .dat file.
Consistent with General Objection No. 19, Public Resource will produce responsive, nonprivileged documents, if any, in another reasonably usable format.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce current and past webpages from the Public Resource
Website that contain any reference to any Plaintiff or any standards issued by any Plaintiff, to the
extent such documents still exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in
Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. To the extent such webpages are currently
available to the public (including Plaintiffs) on the Public Resource Website or the Internet
Archive Website, Public Resource expressly reserves the right to request cost-shifting, consistent
with Section 14.A of the Joint Meet-and-Confer Report, prior to incurring any cost associated
with producing such documents.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 30:
All documents, including statements, press releases, or other communications, relating to
any decision by Public Resource to post any of the Standards at Issue, or any other standards
issued by any Plaintiff, on the Public Resource Website.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 30:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint.

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Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds as
follows: Public Resource will produce responsive, non-privileged documents referring to any
decision by Public Resource to post on the Public Resource Website any standards issued by
Plaintiffs, to the extent such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for
documents in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 31:
All documents relating to any download from the Public Resource Website of any of the
Standards at Issue, or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 31:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects that use of the term “download” renders the request vague, ambiguous and unintelligible.
Public Resource objects to this request as unreasonably duplicative of Request No. 7.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds that
documents responsive to this request will be produced in response to Request No. 7.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 32:
All communications sent or received by You relating to the copying of any of the
Standards at Issue, or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff, by You or any other person.

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RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 32:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects that use of the term “copying” renders the request vague and ambiguous, requires legal
conclusions, and is argumentative with respect to whether an electronic file is a “copy” within
the definition in Section 101 of the Copyright Act. Public Resource objects to this request as
unreasonably duplicative of Request No. 3.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, Public Resource responds that
it will produce responsive, non-privileged communications that expressly refer to Plaintiff and/or
other persons copying any standard issued by any Plaintiff.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 33:
All documents that advertise or otherwise publicize Public Resource as an organization,
or the Public Resource Website. This request includes, but is not limited to, press releases,
announcements, articles, interviews, or speeches.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 33:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable time period or scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent
it seeks information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or
any other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the terms
“advertise” and “publicize” renders the request vague, ambiguous and unintelligible. Public

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Resource objects that the request seeks irrelevant documents, including documents relating to
aspects of Public Resource that do not concern public laws or the incorporation by reference of
standards issued by Plaintiffs into public laws. Public Resource objects to the Request to the
extent that it purports to require production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession,
custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome
to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other
sources.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will produce responsive, nonprivileged documents that advertise the website located at https://law.resource.org, to the extent
such documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public
Resource’s possession, custody or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 34:
All documents relating to Public Resource’s efforts to determine whether the Standards at
Issue, or any other standards issued by any Plaintiff, are incorporated into law, statute, regulation
or ordinance by national, federal, state, or local governments.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 34:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require production of documents not in
Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public Resource objects to the request as

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oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks documents that are equally
available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources.
Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will produce responsive, nonprivileged documents that relate to Public Resource’s efforts to determine whether standards
issued by Plaintiffs are incorporated into any public laws, to the extent such documents exist and
can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s possession, custody
or control.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 35:
All documents relating to any Plaintiff requesting, encouraging, or lobbying any national,
federal, state or local government to incorporate any of the Standards at Issue into any law,
statute, regulation, or ordinance.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 35:
Public Resource incorporates here each of the General Objections. Public Resource
objects to the request as overbroad and unduly burdensome, including to the extent it is not
limited to a reasonable scope. Public Resource objects to the request to the extent it seeks
information protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any
other applicable privileges or protections. Public Resource objects that use of the term
“standards” renders the request vague and ambiguous. Public Resource will interpret
“standards” to have the meaning set out in Paragraph 12 of the Complaint. Public Resource
objects that use of the terms “encouraging” and “lobbying” renders the request vague, ambiguous
and unintelligible. Public Resource objects to the Request to the extent that it purports to require
production of documents not in Public Resource’s possession, custody or control. Public
Resource objects to the request as oppressive and unduly burdensome to the extent that it seeks
documents that are equally available to Plaintiffs from public and other sources.

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Subject to, and without waiving, the foregoing objections, and to the extent Public
Resource understands the request, Public Resource responds that it will produce responsive, nonprivileged documents that refer to any Plaintiff requesting or lobbying any federal, state or local
government to incorporate any of the Standards at Issue into any law, to the extent such
documents exist and can be located after a reasonable search for documents in Public Resource’s
possession, custody or control.

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Dated: March 6, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Andrew P. Bridges
Andrew P. Bridges (admitted)
abridges @fenwick.com
Kathleen Lu (admitted)
[e-mail]
FENWICK & WEST LLP
555 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
David Halperin (D.C. Bar No. 426078)
[e-mail]
1530 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Mitchell L. Stoltz (D.C. Bar No. 978149)
[e-mail]
Corynne McSherry (admitted)
[e-mail]
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Joseph C. Gratz
[e-mail]
Mark A. Lemley
[e-mail]
DURIE TANGRI LLP
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Attorneys for Defendant-Counterclaimant
Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

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EXHIBIT 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING
AND MATERIALS d/b/a/ ASTM
INTERNATIONAL;
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION, INC.; and
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING,
REFRIGERATING, AND AIR
CONDITIONING ENGINEERS,

Case No. 1:13-cv-01215-EGS

Plaintiffs/
Counter-Defendants,
v.
PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC.,
Defendant/
Counter-Plaintiff.
PLAINTIFF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS’ OBJECTIONS
AND RESPONSES TO FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) hereby
objects, answers and otherwise responses to the First Set of Interrogatories (the “Interrogatories”)
of Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff Public.Resource.Org, Inc. (“Public Resource) as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1.

This litigation is in its early stages. As such, in preparing these responses, ASTM

has reviewed the documents and information reasonably available to it. Discovery in this action is
continuing and ASTM may learn of additional facts pertaining to the Interrogatories. Therefore,
ASTM reserves the right to change, amend, or supplement its objections and responses at a later
date. If further evidence is obtained which is not protected from discovery, ASTM reserves the
right to present such evidence at the time of trial.

2.

ASTM’s responses are made solely for purposes of this action, and not for purposes

of any other action. These responses are subject to all objections as to competence, relevance,
materiality, propriety, admissibility, and any and all other objections and grounds that would
require the exclusion of evidence disclosed herein if the evidence were produced and sought to be
introduced into evidence in Court; all of which objections and grounds are specifically reserved,
and may be interposed at the time of trial or other attempt to use one or more of these responses.
3.

ASTM’s responses are made without in any way waiving or intending to waive, but

on the contrary, preserving and intending to preserve, the following:
a.

All questions of authenticity, relevance, materiality, privilege and

admissibility as evidence for any purpose of the information provided which may arise in any
subsequent proceeding in, or the trial of, this or any other action;
b.

The right to object to the use of said information at any subsequent

proceeding in, or the trial of, this or any other action, or any other grounds;
c.

The right to object on any other ground at any time to other interrogatories

or other disclosure involving said information or subject matter thereof; and
d.

The right to make additions and/or amendments to these responses if further

disclosure or investigation yields information called for in disclosure.
GENERAL OBJECTIONS
The following General Objections apply to each and every separately-numbered
Interrogatory and are incorporated by reference into each and every specific response as if set forth
in full in each response. From time to time, a specific response may repeat a General Objection for
emphasis or some other reason. The failure to repeat any General Objection in any specific
response shall not be interpreted as a waiver of any General Objection to that response.

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1.

ASTM objects to each Interrogatory to the extent that the Interrogatory attempts or

purports to call for the production of any information or documentation that is privileged, that was
prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial, that reveals communications between ASTM and
its co-Plaintiffs and their legal counsel, that otherwise constitutes attorney work product, privileged
attorney-client communication, or that is otherwise privileged or immune from discovery.
Inadvertent disclosure of any such information or documentation is not intended to and shall not
constitute a waiver of any privilege or any other ground for objecting to discovery with respect to
such information, or with respect to the subject matter thereof. Nor shall such inadvertent
production or disclosure waive the right of ASTM to object to the use of any such information
during this action or in any other subsequent proceeding.
2.

ASTM objects to these Interrogatories, definitions, and instructions to the extent that

they seek information or documents that include confidential, business proprietary information,
trade secrets or other confidential research, development, financial or commercial information of
ASTM. No such confidential or proprietary information will be produced until an appropriate
protective order is in place.
3.

ASTM objects to Public Resource’s definitions and instructions to the extent they

are beyond the scope of the Federal Rules, the Local Rules, and the Orders of this Court.
4.

ASTM objects to Public Resource’s Interrogatories to the extent they are overly

broad, unduly burdensome, or not relevant or likely to lead to any relevant evidence as to any
party’s claims, counterclaims, or defenses or the subject matter involved in the action.
5.

ASTM objects to the Interrogatories to the extent they seek documents that are

neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
6.

ASTM objects to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek to impose

obligations on ASTM that are unduly burdensome, especially to the extent they request information
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that is already in the possession of Public Resource or is publicly available such that it could be
derived or ascertained by Public Resource with substantially the same effort that would be required
of ASTM.
7.

ASTM objects to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek information that is

not limited to a relevant and reasonable period of time.
8.

ASTM objects to Public Resource’s Interrogatories to the extent that they seek to

require ASTM to provide documentation other than that which may be obtained through a
reasonably diligent search of ASTM’s corporate records.
9.

ASTM objects to each of the Interrogatories to the extent it does not describe the

information sought with sufficient particularity and/or is vague, ambiguous, or unlimited in scope.
10.

ASTM objects to each and every Interrogatory, definition, and instruction to the

extent that it calls for a legal conclusion. Any response by ASTM shall not be construed as
providing a legal conclusion regarding the meaning or application of any terms or phrases used in
Public Resource’s Interrogatories, definitions, or instructions.
11.

ASTM objects to each and every Interrogatory, definition, and instruction to the

extent that it contains subparts or a compound, conjunctive, or disjunctive request.
12.

ASTM objects to each and every Interrogatory, definition, and instruction to the

extent that it is speculative, lacks foundation, or improperly assumes the existence of hypothetical
facts that are incorrect or unknown to ASTM.
13.

ASTM objects to each and every Interrogatory to the extent that it requests ASTM

to identify “all” facts, or “every” fact, responsive to the particular Interrogatory. Discovery is
ongoing, and the facts identified in ASTM’s responses are exemplary, not exhaustive.

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14.

ASTM objects to the definition of “You,” “Your” or “ASTM” on the grounds that it

is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, and unduly burdensome to the extent these terms include any
entity other than ASTM.
15.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Standard” as overbroad and unduly burdensome

to the extent it includes standards that were not developed by ASTM and about which ASTM has
not asserted a claim of infringement.
16.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Incorporated Standard” as overbroad and unduly

burdensome to the extent it includes standards that have been incorporated into law by any
jurisdiction outside the United States. ASTM will construe “Incorporated Standard” as referring to
any standard that a jurisdiction within the United States has incorporated into law, including
through incorporation by reference.
17.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Promoted” as vague and ambiguous and

overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it exceeds the commonly understood definition of
the term. ASTM will respond to Interrogatories with the term “Promoted” based on the ordinary
meaning of the term.
18.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Publication” as vague and ambiguous and

overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it exceeds the commonly understood definition of
the term. ASTM will respond to Interrogatories with the term “Publication” based on the ordinary
meaning of the term.
19.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Access” as vague and ambiguous and overbroad

and unduly burdensome to the extent it exceeds the commonly understood definition of the term.
ASTM will respond to Interrogatories with the term “Access” based on the ordinary meaning of the
term.

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20.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Legal Authority” as vague and ambiguous and

overbroad and unduly burdensome. ASTM will define “Legal Authority” to mean statutes,
regulations or ordinances of government entities within the United States of America.
21.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Standards Process” as vague and ambiguous and

overbroad and unduly burdensome. ASTM will respond to Interrogatories with the phrase
“Standards Process” by defining the term to mean the developing, creating, drafting, revising and
editing of a Standard.
22.

ASTM objects to the definition of “Contribution” as vague and ambiguous and

overbroad and unduly burdensome. ASTM will respond to Interrogatories with the term
“Contribution” by defining the term to mean the provision of assistance, advice, or labor.
23.

ASTM objects to the definitions of the terms “Identify” and “Identity” as overbroad

and unduly burdensome to the extent they require ASTM to provide (a) the home address and all
former titles and the period of time the person held each title for any natural person; (b) to state, for
business organizations, “the identity of all persons affiliated with the organization who have
knowledge of the matter with respect to which it is named in an interrogatory answer;” (c) insofar
as it purports to require ASTM to state “the documentary or testimonial evidence” with regard to
any fact or circumstance and “the Persons with knowledge of the fact or circumstance,” and (d)
insofar as it purports to require ASTM, “when referring to advertising or promotion . . . to provide
dates; medium; product, service, or feature being advertised or promoted; location (physical
address; social media or World Wide Web site; print periodical page number; or analogous
identifier); number of impressions, and cost.”
24.

ASTM will make reasonable efforts to gather information responsive to Public

Resource’s Interrogatories as they understand and interpret each Interrogatory, subject to and
limited by the objections they may have to each Interrogatory, within their possession, custody or
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control, including those contained in these General Objections and all other objections made
herein, as well as any limitations agreed to by the parties. If Public Resource asserts an
interpretation of any aspect of its Interrogatories different from that made by ASTM, ASTM
reserves the right to supplement its objections and/or responses if such interpretations made by
Public Resource are held to be the applicable interpretation.
25.

No express, incidental or implied admissions are intended by ASTM’s responses

and objections. The fact that ASTM agree to provide information and/or documents in response to
a particular Interrogatory is not intended and shall not be construed as an admission that ASTM
accepts or admits the existence of any such information and/or document set forth in or assumed by
such Interrogatory, or that any such information and/or document constitutes admissible evidence.
The fact that ASTM agrees to provide information and/or documents in response to a particular
Interrogatory is not intended and shall not be construed as a waiver by ASTM of any part of any
objection to such Interrogatory or any part of any general objection made herein.
INTERROGATORIES
INTERROGATORY 1:
Identify all Standards that you know or believe to have been incorporated, in whole or in
part, either expressly or by reference, in any Legal Authority.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 1:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to
this Interrogatory on the ground that it is overly broad and unduly burdensome, insofar as it seeks
information concerning “all Standards,” without regard to whether the Standard was developed by
ASTM and without regard to whether ASTM has asserted a claim of infringement in connection
with the Standard. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that “Legal
Authority” is vague and ambiguous and overly broad and unduly burdensome. In responding to
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this Interrogatory, ASTM will construe “Legal Authority” to refer to statutes, regulations, and
ordinances of government entities within the United States of America. ASTM further objects to
this Interrogatory on the ground that the term “Identify” is overly broad and unduly burdensome.
ASTM also objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that it seeks information that is in the
public domain, is equally available to Public Resource as it is to ASTM, or that could be derived
or ascertained by Public Resource with substantially the same effort that would be required for
ASTM.
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, attached as Exhibit A is a list of
the ASTM standards in connection with which ASTM asserted claims for infringement that
ASTM has reason to believe are incorporated by reference by a Legal Authority.
INTERROGATORY 2:
Identify every Legal Authority that you know or believe to have incorporated, in whole or
in part, either expressly or by reference, any part of any Standard in which you claim rights.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 2:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to
this Interrogatory on the ground that it is overly broad and unduly burdensome, insofar as it seeks
information concerning any Standard in which ASTM claims rights without regard to whether
ASTM has asserted a claim of infringement in connection with the Standard. ASTM further
objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that “Legal Authority” is vague and ambiguous and
overly broad and unduly burdensome. In responding to this Interrogatory, ASTM will construe
“Legal Authority” to refer to statutes, regulations, and ordinances of government entities within
the United States of America. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that the
term “Identify” is overly broad and unduly burdensome. ASTM also objects to this Interrogatory
on the ground that it seeks information that is generally available to the public, is equally available
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to Public Resource as it is to ASTM, or that could be derived or ascertained by Public Resource
with substantially the same effort that would be required for ASTM. ASTM further objects to this
Interrogatory on the ground that it calls for legal conclusions.
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that ASTM does
not keep track of all the Legal Authorities that have incorporated by reference ASTM’s standards.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology purports to maintain a database of all
standards that are referenced in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is available to the public
at https://standards.gov/sibr/query/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.main.
INTERROGATORY 3:
Identify all Persons who participated in the Standards Process of any Standard in which you
claim rights.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 3:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to this
Interrogatory on the ground that it is overly broad and unduly burdensome, insofar as it seeks
information concerning any Standard in which ASTM claims rights, without regard to whether
ASTM has asserted a claim of infringement in connection with the Standard and would require
ASTM to identify every person who played any role in the development, creation, drafting,
revision, editing, transmission, publication, distribution, display, or dissemination of hundreds of
different standards over the course of many decades. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory as
vague and ambiguous with respect to the meaning of the term “participated.” ASTM further
objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that the term “Identify” is overly broad and unduly
burdensome. ASTM further objects that identification of the thousands of individuals who fall
within the scope of this Interrogatory is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
admissible evidence.
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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that ASTM’s
standard development process potentially includes individuals from the following categories:
ASTM subcommittee and technical committee members, other ASTM members, members of the
ASTM Committee on Standards, members of the ASTM Committee on Technical Committee
Operations, the ASTM Board of Directors, ASTM staff, and the general public. ASTM members
include individuals from a variety of trades, disciplines, and industries, including manufacturers,
retailers, consumers, representatives from government agencies, academics, and researchers. The
voting membership of each ASTM Technical Committee is constituted to include a balance of
relevant interests. For example, producers or sellers of materials, products, systems or services
covered within the scope of a given committee or subcommittee cannot exceed more than 50
percent of the voting membership of that committee or subcommittee. ASTM staff also
participates in the process of editing and publishing ASTM standards.
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d), ASTM will produce documents from which the identities
of individuals who were involved in the development and creation of certain ASTM standards that
ASTM alleges were infringed may be derived or ascertained.
INTERROGATORY 4:
Identify all communications in which You, or anyone acting on Your behalf, Promoted the
incorporation of any of Standard, in whole or in part, either expressly or by reference, in any Legal
Authority.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 4:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to this
Interrogatory on the ground that it is overly broad and unduly burdensome to the extent that it asks
for ASTM to identify communications made by any person or entity other than ASTM. ASTM
further objects to this Interrogatory as unintelligible with respect to the phrase “the incorporation of
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any of Standard”, and will construe that phrase as “the incorporation of any Standard.” ASTM
further objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome insofar as it seeks
information concerning any Standard, without regard to whether the Standard was developed by
ASTM and without regard to whether ASTM has asserted a claim of infringement in connection
with the Standard. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that the terms “Legal
Authority,” “Promoted,” and “Identify” are overly broad and unduly burdensome. In responding to
this Interrogatory, ASTM will construe “Legal Authority” to refer to statutes, regulations, and
ordinances of government entities within the United States of America. In responding to this
Interrogatory, ASTM will define “Promoted” based on the ordinary meaning of the term. ASTM
further objects to the undefined term “communications” as vague and ambiguous.
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that ASTM does
not actively promote the incorporation of its standards in laws by any U.S. government entity.
Indeed, ASTM is aware of the incorporation by reference of less than 10 percent of ASTM’s
standards by the federal government. While it does not actively promote incorporation by
reference, ASTM notifies its members and members of the public, which includes members of U.S.
government entities, about its standards in several different ways. ASTM issues press releases
regarding some of its newly published standards. ASTM also has a Standard Tracker program that
allows members of the public to request to receive a notification when a new standard has been
published by a specific committee or subcommittee. Consistent with the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act’s requirement that the federal government use privately developed
or adopted technical standards where possible, representatives of the federal government sometimes
contact ASTM or members of ASTM committees to ask if ASTM has developed standards related
to specific topics, in which case ASTM will respond to such requests. At the request of a
government employee or ASTM member, ASTM employees may inform representatives of a
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federal agency that ASTM has developed a particular standard that relates to a topic that may be of
interest to that agency. Additionally, if a federal agency has indicated an intention to incorporate
by reference an outdated ASTM standard, a member of the relevant ASTM technical committee
may also submit a comment to the proposed rulemaking to notify the agency that the committee has
approved a more recent version of the standard.
INTERROGATORY 5:
Identify all Contributions that any Persons made to the Standards Process of Your
Standards.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 5:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to this
Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome insofar as it seeks information concerning all
ASTM Standards, without regard to whether ASTM asserted a claim of infringement in connection
with the Standard. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad, unduly burdensome,
and not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence on the ground that the
terms “Contributions” and “Standards Process”, as defined by Public Resource and used in this
Interrogatory, would require ASTM to identify every instance where any person offered any
assistance, advice, financial support, labor, effort, or expenditure of time in connection with the
development, creation, drafting, revision, editing, transmission, publication, distribution, display, or
dissemination of hundreds of different ASTM standards over the course of many decades. ASTM
will construe “Standards Process” to mean the developing, creating, drafting, revision and editing of
a Standard. ASTM will construe “Contribution” to mean the provision of assistance, advice, or
labor. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that the term “Identify” is overly
broad and unduly burdensome.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that ASTM
publishes regulations, rules, and bylaws describing the actors who are involved in ASTM’s
standards development process. See, e.g., http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/newcommit.html
(collecting bylaws and regulations). Those documents are publicly available and speak for
themselves. As described in those documents, there are several stages to the ASTM standards
development process.
The process of developing each ASTM standard begins when an individual submits a work
item request, which either requests the development of a new standard or a revision or amendment
of an existing ASTM standard. The chair or sub-chair of the relevant ASTM committee may
approve or deny the work item request or the subcommittee may be asked to approve the work
item at a meeting or via letter ballot. If approved, the person who submitted the work item request
normally becomes the task group chairperson. Other volunteers join with the task group
chairperson to formulate the initial draft of the ASTM standard or revision.
Once the ASTM task group has drafted the work item and it has been reviewed and edited
by ASTM staff, the ASTM task group requests a ballot, and circulates a draft document to all
members of the relevant subcommittee for voting. Members of the ASTM subcommittee have an
opportunity to provide input on the draft standard, including through submitting negative votes
which must be resolved individually. If approved by the ASTM subcommittee, the draft standard
is sent to the main ASTM committee, where all main members have an opportunity to vote on the
item and submit negative votes (which must be resolved individually). While on main committee
ballot, the draft item is concurrently open for peer review of the Society, where all ASTM
members have an opportunity to submit negative votes (which must be resolved individually). All
standards actions, including new standards as well as revisions, withdrawals and reapprovals of
existing standards, must be approved by at least 66.7 percent of the voting subcommittee members
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and 90% of the voting main committee members (excluding abstentions), with not less than 60
percent of the voting members returning ballots. Members of the public also have the opportunity
to submit comments at any point in the process. Finally, the Committee on Standards, which is
made up of nine ASTM members who are appointed by the Board of Directors, ensures that all
ASTM processes and procedures were followed, in which case it approves the standard or revision
for publication.
To the extent that ASTM has retained them, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(d), ASTM will
produce documents from which it will be possible to derive or ascertain the involvement of
individuals in the development and creation of the ASTM standards at issue in this litigation.
INTERROGATORY 6:
Identify all means by which the general public may Access Incorporated Standards in which
you claim rights.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 6:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM objects to
this Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome insofar as it seeks information
concerning all ASTM Standards, without regard to whether ASTM asserted a claim of
infringement in connection with the Standard. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the
ground that the term “general public” is vague and ambiguous. ASTM further objects to this
Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome insofar as it includes Standards that have
been incorporated by reference by jurisdictions outside of the United States, and insofar as it
extends to “Access” by individuals outside the United States. ASTM will define “Access” based
on the ordinary meaning of the term. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory on the ground
that the term “Identify” is overly broad and unduly burdensome.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that there are
many ways in which interested members of the public may access ASTM standards. These
include, but are not limited to, the following: First, the standards may be purchased from ASTM
or one of its authorized resellers. ASTM publishes its standards in a variety of hard copy and
digital formats. For example, members of the public may purchase printed copies of a standard in
book form or they may purchase an electronic “.pdf” file of the standard. The cost of purchasing
ASTM standards is reasonable. The cost of purchasing most ASTM standards is between $25 and
$35 and the most expensive ASTM standard costs $71. Upon request, ASTM has made copies of
some of its standards available at reduced rates or even at no cost to individuals or groups who
have demonstrated that they have a need to use the standard and cannot afford the normal fee.
Second, jurisdictions that have incorporated ASTM standards by reference frequently make
copies of those standards available for access by the public at no cost. For example, the Code of
Federal Regulations states that any materials incorporated by reference at the federal level must be
“reasonably available to and usable by the class of persons affected by the publication.” 1 C.F.R.
§ 51.7(a)(4). In particular, the Office of the Federal Register and the relevant agency each must
maintain a hard copy of any material incorporated by reference that is available for public
inspection. See 1 C.F.R. §§ 5.2, 51.9(b)(4). State and local jurisdictions frequently have similar
requirements that copies of standards incorporated by reference must be made available for
inspection in government offices or designated depository libraries.
Third, members of the public may obtain copies of ASTM standards in a variety of other
ways, including, but not limited to, through their employers, trade associations, contractors, local
governments, or libraries.
Additionally, ASTM offers read-only access to standards that it is aware have been
incorporated by reference into federal regulations on the reading room on the ASTM website.
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This access allows any member of the public to view the standards without cost. Similarly, when
a federal agency proposes to incorporate by reference an ASTM standard in rulemaking, ASTM
works with the relevant agency to provide the public with read-only access to the standard at no
cost during the public comment period.
INTERROGATORY 7:
Identify all communications by You to the general public to identify or explain the means
by which the general public may Access Incorporated Standards in which You claim rights.
RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 7:
ASTM incorporates the General Objections as if fully set forth herein. ASTM further
objects to this Interrogatory on the ground that it is overly broad and unduly burdensome to the
extent that it asks for ASTM to identify communications made by any person or entity other than
ASTM. ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome
insofar as it seeks information concerning all ASTM Standards, without regard to whether ASTM
asserted a claim of infringement in connection with the Standard. ASTM further objects to this
Interrogatory on the ground that the undefined term “general public” is vague and ambiguous.
ASTM further objects to this Interrogatory as overly broad and unduly burdensome insofar as it
includes Standards that have been incorporated by reference by jurisdictions outside of the United
States, and insofar as it extend to “Access” by individuals outside the United States. ASTM will
define “Access” based on the ordinary meaning of the term. ASTM further objects to the
undefined term “communications” as vague and ambiguous. ASTM further objects to this
Interrogatory on the ground that the term “Identify” is overly broad and unduly burdensome.
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, ASTM responds that it has a
marketing department that advertises and promotes all ASTM publications and products, including
through brochures and mailings sent to past purchasers of particular standards. ASTM also has
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several resellers who advertise and promote the sale of ASTM’s standards. Further, ASTM
maintains a website through which members of the public can purchase ASTM standards and view
copies of the ASTM standards posted in the reading room at no cost.

Dated: March 24, 2014

FOR THE OBJECTIONS
Respectfully submitted:
/s/ Michael Clayton
Michael F. Clayton (D.C. Bar: 335307)
J. Kevin Fee (D.C. Bar: 494016)
Jordana S. Rubel (D.C. Bar: 988423)
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel For American Society For Testing And Materials
d/b/a/ ASTM International

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ASTM’s Objections and Responses to
Public Resource’s First Set of Interrogatories was served this 24 day of March, 2014 via email upon the
following:

Counsel for National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Anjan Choudhury ([e-mail])
Kelly M. Klaus ([e-mail])
Jonathan H. Blavin ([e-mail])
Michael J. Mongan ([e-mail])
Counsel for American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
Jeffrey S. Buckholtz ([e-mail])
Kenneth L. Steinthal ([e-mail])
Joseph R. Wetzel ([e-mail])
Andrew Zee ([e-mail])
Counsel for Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
Andrew Bridges ([e-mail])
Kathleen Lu ([e-mail])
David Halperin ([e-mail])
Mitchell L. Stoltz ([e-mail])
Corynne McSherry ([e-mail])
Joseph Gratz ([e-mail])
Mark Lemley ([e-mail])

/s/ Jordana Rubel
Jordana Rubel

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EXHIBIT A

Designation

Edition

Title

Copyright Registration Number

ASTM A36
ASTM A36/A36M

1977ae
1997ae1

TX 464‐573
TX 4‐873‐764

ASTM A82

1979

ASTM A184

1979

ASTM A185

1979

ASTM A203/A 203M

1997

ASTM A242

1979

Standard Specification for  Structural Steel
Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
Standard Specification for Cold‐Drawn Steel Wire for 
Concrete Reinforcement
Standard Specification for Fabricated Deformed Steel 
Bar Mats for Concrete Reinforcement
Standard Specification for Welded Steel Wire Fabric for 
Concrete Reinforcement
Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy 
Steel, Nickel
Standard Specification for High‐Strength Low‐Alloy 
Structural Steel

ASTM A285

1978

ASTM A325

1979

ASTM A333/A 333M

1994

ASTM A369/A 369M

1992

ASTM A441

1979

ASTM A449

1978a

ASTM A475

1978(1984)e 1

ASTM A490

1979

ASTM A496

1978

ASTM A497

1979

ASTM A500

1978

ASTM A501
ASTM A502

1976
1976

ASTM A514

1977

Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, 
Carbon Steel, Low‐ and Intermediate‐Tensile Strength
Standard Specification for High‐Strength Bolts for 
Structural Steel Joints
Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel 
Pipe for Low‐Temperature Service
Standard Specification for Carbon and Ferritic Alloy 
Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for High‐Temperature 
Service
Standard Specification for High‐Strength Low‐Alloy 
Structural Manganese Vanadium Steel
Standard Specification for Quenched and Tempered 
Steel Bolts and Studs
Standard Specification for Zinc‐Coated Steel Wire 
Strand

TX 464‐573
TX 464‐573
TX 464‐573
TX 4‐654‐921
TX 464‐573

TX 464‐573
TX 464‐573
TX 4‐083‐251

TX 4‐083‐251
TX 464‐573
TX 464‐573
TX 464‐574

Standard Specification for Quenched and Tempered 
Alloy Steel Bolts for Structural Steel Joints
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Deformed Steel Wire for 
Concrete Reinforcement
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Welded Deformed Steel Wire 
Fabric for Concrete Reinforcement
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Cold‐Formed Welded and 
Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and 
Shapes
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Hot‐Formed Welded and 
Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Steel Structural Rivets
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for High‐Yield Strength, 
Quenched and Tempered Alloy Steel Plate, Suitable for 
Welding
TX 464‐573

ASTM A516/A 516M

1990(1996)e1

ASTM A522/A 522M

1995b

ASTM A520

1972(1985)

ASTM A529

1975

ASTM A570

1979

ASTM A572

1979

ASTM A588

1979a

ASTM A611

1972(1979)

ASTM A615

1979

ASTM A616

1979

ASTM A617

1979

ASTM A618

1974

ASTM A633

1979a

ASTM B16

1992

ASTM B21

1996

ASTM B42

1996

ASTM B68

1995

Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, 
Carbon Steel, for Moderate and Lower‐Temperature 
Service

TX 4‐654‐921

Standard Specification for
Forged or Rolled 8 and 9 % Nickel Alloy Steel Flanges,
Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Low‐Temperature Service TX 4‐179‐992
Standard Specification for
Supplementary Requirements for Seamless and
Electric‐Resistance‐Welded Carbon Steel
Tubular Products for High‐Temperature
Service Conforming to ISO Recommendations
For Boiler Construction
TX 1‐798‐078
Standard Specification for Structural Steel with 
42,000PSI (290 Mpa) Minimum Yield Point (1/2 in. (12.7 
mm) Maximum Thickness
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Hot‐Rolled Carbon Steel 
Sheet and Strip, Structural Quality
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for High‐Strength Low‐Alloy 
Columbium‐Vanadium Steels of Structural Quality
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for High‐Strength Low‐Alloy 
Structural Steel with 50, 000 psi Minimum Yield Point to 
4 in. Thick
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Steel, Cold‐rolled Sheet, 
Carbon, Structural
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet‐
Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Rail‐Steel Deformed and 
Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Axle‐Steel Deformed and 
Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
TX 464‐573
Standard Specification for Hot‐Formed Welded and 
Seamless High‐Strength Low‐Alloy Structural Tubing
Standard Specification for Normalized High‐Strength 
Low Alloy Structural Steel
Standard Specification for Free‐Cutting Brass Rod, Bar 
and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
Standard Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and 
Shapes
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, 
Standard Sizes
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, 
Bright Annealed

TX 464‐573
TX 464‐573
TX 3‐614‐178
TX 4‐497‐885
TX 4‐497‐885
TX 4‐243‐005

ASTM B75

1997

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube

ASTM B88

1996

ASTM B96

1993

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube TX 4‐497‐885
Standard Specification for Copper‐Silicon Alloy Plate, 
Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and 
Pressure Vessels
TX 3‐883‐920

ASTM B111

1995

Standard Specification for Copper and Copper‐Alloy 
Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock

ASTM B122/B 122M

1995

ASTM B124

1996

ASTM B152

1997a 

ASTM B193

1987

ASTM B209
ASTM B224

1996
1980e 1

ASTM B280

1997

ASTM B283

1996

ASTM B315

1993

ASTM B557

1984

ASTM B580

1979

ASTM B694

1986

ASTM B858

1995

ASTM C5
ASTM C150

1979(1997)
1999a

Standard Specification for Copper‐Nickel‐Tin Alloy, 
Copper‐Nickel‐Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver), and Copper‐
Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip and Rolled Bar
Standard Specification for Copper and Copper‐Alloy 
Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, 
and Rolled Bar
Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical 
Conductor Materials
Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum 
Alloy Sheet and Plate
Standard Classification of Coppers

TX 4‐737‐834

TX 4‐243‐005

TX 4‐243‐005
TX 4‐497‐885
TX 4‐737‐834
TX 2‐348‐166
TX 4‐475‐108
TX 1‐228‐879

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air 
Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service
TX 4‐497‐885
Standard Specification for Copper and Copper‐Alloy Die 
Forgings (Hot‐Pressed)
TX 4‐497‐885
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Alloy Pipe 
and Tube
TX 4‐243‐005
Standard Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast 
Aluminum and Magnesium‐Alloy Products
TX 1‐689‐871
Standard Specification for Anodized Oxide Coatings on 
Aluminum
TX 534‐160
Standard Specification for Copper, Copper Alloy, and 
Copper‐Clad Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip for 
Electrical Cable Shielding
TX 2‐110‐040
Standard Test Method for Determination of 
Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper 
Alloys Using an Ammonia Vapor Test
TX 4‐243‐005
Standard Specification for Quicklime for Structural 
Purposes
TX 4‐787‐636
Standard Specification for Portland Cement
TX 7‐685‐927

ASTM C177

1997

ASTM C236

1989(1993)e 1

ASTM C509

1984

ASTM C516

1980(1996)e 1

Standard Test Method for Steady‐State Heat Flux 
Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by 
Means of the Guarded Hot‐Plate Apparatus
TX 4‐811‐646
Standard Test Method for Steady‐State Thermal 
Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of a 
Guarded Hot Box
TX 3‐972‐350
Standard Specification for Cellular Elastomeric 
Preformed Gasket and Sealing Material
TX 2‐210‐202
Standard Specification for Vermiculite Loose Fill 
Thermal Insulation
TX 4‐571‐119

ASTM C518

1991

Standard Test Method for Steady‐State Heat Flux 
Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by 
Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
TX 3‐278‐409

ASTM C549

1981(1995)e 1

ASTM C720

1989(1994)e 1

ASTM D86

2007(a)

ASTM D129

1995

ASTM D257

1991

ASTM D287

1992(1995)

ASTM D323
ASTM D388
ASTM D396

1958(1968)
1998a
1998

ASTM D413
ASTM D512

1982(1993)e 1
1989(1999)

ASTM D611

1982(1998)

ASTM D665

1998e 1

ASTM D814
ASTM D975
ASTM D975

1995
1998b
2007(b)

Standard Specification for Perlite Loose Fill Insulation
Standard Specification for Spray Applied Fibrous 
Insulation for Elevated Temperature
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum 
Products at Atmospheric Pressure
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products 
(General Bomb Method)
Standard Test Method for DC Resistance of 
Conductance of Insulating Materials
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude 
Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer 
Method)
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum 
Products (Reid Method)
Standard Classification of Coals by Rank
Standard Specification for Fuel Oils
Standard Test Method for Rubber Property‐‐Adhesion 
to Flexible Substrate
Standard Test Methods for Chloride Ion In Water
Standard Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed 
Aniline Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon 
Solvents
Standard Test Method for Rust‐Preventing 
Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence 
of Water
Standard Test Method for Rubber Property‐‐Vapor 
Transmission of Volatile Liquids
Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils

TX 4‐584‐449
TX 4‐391‐188
TX 7‐685‐941
TX 4‐862‐934
TX 3‐506‐922

TX 4‐623‐459

TX 4‐951‐524
TX 4‐862‐934
TX 4‐320‐184
TX 5‐785‐473

TX 4‐862‐934

TX 4‐862‐934
TX 4‐320‐184
TX 4‐862‐934
TX 7‐685‐915

ASTM D976

1991(1995)e 1

Standard Test Methods for Calculated Cetane Index of 
Distillate Fuels
TX 4‐623‐459

ASTM D1072
ASTM D1193

1990(1994)e 1
1977(1983)

Standard Test Method for Total Sulfur in Fuel Gases
Standard Specification for Reagent Water

ASTM D1217

1993(1998)

Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density 
(Specific Gravity) of Liquids by Bingham Pycnometer
TX 4‐862‐934

ASTM D1253

1986(1996)

ASTM D1266

1998

ASTM D1298

1999

ASTM D1335

1967(1972)

ASTM D1412

1993(1997)

ASTM D1415

1988(1994)

ASTM D1480

1993(1997)

ASTM D1481

1993(1997)

ASTM D1518

1985(1998)e1

ASTM D1535

1989

ASTM D1552
ASTM D1687
ASTM D1688

1995
1992(1996)
1995

ASTM D1835

1997

ASTM D1890

1996

ASTM D1943

1996

ASTM D1945

1996

TX 4‐768‐933
TX 1‐374‐250

Standard Test Method for Residual Chlorine in Water
TX 5‐345‐022
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products 
(Lamp Method)
TX 4‐862‐934
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density 
(Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum 
and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
Standard Method of Test for Tuft Bind of Pile Floor 
Coverings
Standard Test Method for Equilibrium Moisture of Coal 
at 96 to 97 Percent Relative Humidity and 30 Degrees 
Celsius
Standard Practice for Rubber Property‐ International 
Hardness
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density 
(Specific Gravity) of Viscous Materials by Bingham 
Pycnometer
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density 
(Specific Gravity) of Viscous Materials by Lipkin 
Bicapillary Pycnometer
Standard Test Method for Thermal Transmittance of 
Textile Materials
Standard Test Method for Specifying Color by the 
Munsell System
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products 
(High‐Temperature Method)
Standard Test Methods for Chromium in Water
Standard Test Methods for Copper in Water
Standard Specification for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) 
Gases
Standard Test Method for Beta Particle Radioactivity of 
Water
Standard Test Method for Alpha Particle Radioactivity 
of Water
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Natural Gas By 
Gas Chromatography

TX 5‐071‐596
TX 626‐132

TX 4‐768‐933
TX 4‐320‐184

TX 4‐623‐459

TX 4‐623‐459
TX 2‐469‐775
TX 4‐898‐491
TX 4‐623‐459
TX 5‐345‐022
TX 5‐345‐022
TX 4‐623‐459
TX 5‐369‐432
TX 5‐369‐432
TX 4‐768‐933

ASTM D1946

1990(1994)e 1

ASTM D2013

1986(1994)

ASTM D2015
ASTM D2036

1996
1998

ASTM D2163

1991(1996)

ASTM D2216

1998

ASTM D2234

1998

ASTM D2247

1968(1973)

ASTM D2460

1997

ASTM D2502

1992(1996)

ASTM D2503

1992(1997)

ASTM D2505

1988(1998)

ASTM D2597

1994(1999)

ASTM D2724

1987(1995)

ASTM D2777

1998

ASTM D2879

1997

ASTM D2908

1974

Standard Practice for Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas 
Chromatography
TX 4‐768‐933
Standard Method of Preparing Coal Samples for 
Analysis
TX 4‐768‐933
Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal 
and Coke by the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter
TX 4‐768‐933
Standard Test Method for Cyanides in Water
TX 5‐369‐432
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Liquefied 
Petroleum (LP) Gases and Propane Concentrates by Gas 
Chromatography
TX 4‐623‐459
Standard Test Method for Laboratory Determination of 
Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
Standard Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of 
Coal
Standard Method for Testing Coated Metal Specimans 
at 100 Percent Relative Humidity
Standard Test Method for Alpha‐Particle‐Emitting 
Isotopes of Radium in Water
Standard Test Method for Estimation of Molecular 
Weight (Relative Molecular Mass) of Petroleum Oils 
from Viscosity Measurements
Standard Test Method for Relative Molecular Mass 
(Molecular Weight) of Hydrocarbons by Thermoelectric 
Measurement of Vapor Pressure
Standard Test Method for Ethylene, Other 
Hydrocarbons, and Carbon Dioxide in High‐Purity 
Ethylene by Gas Chromatography

TX 5‐929‐602
TX 4‐951‐524
TX 648‐346
TX 5‐369‐432

TX 4‐623‐459

TX 4‐623‐459

TX 4‐862‐934

Standard Test Method for Analysis of Demethanized 
Hydrocarbon Liquid Mixtures Containing Nitrogen and 
Carbon Dioxide by Gas Chromatography
TX 5‐071‐596
Standard Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and 
Laminated Apparel Fabrics
TX 5‐435‐937
Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and 
Bias of Applicable Test Methods of Committee D‐19 on 
Water
TX 5‐345‐022
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure‐Temperature 
Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of 
Liquids by Isoteniscope
TX 5‐345‐022
Standard Recommended Practice for Measuring 
Volatile Organic Matter in Water by Aqueous‐Injection 
Gas Chromatography
TX 534‐158

Standard Practice for Evaluation of Air, Assay Media by 
the Monodisperse DOP (Dioctyl Phthalate) Smoke Test TX 5‐202‐199
Standard Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis 
Sample of Coal and Coke
TX 4‐951‐524
Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and 
Coke
TX 4‐951‐524
Standard Test Methods for Total Sulfur in the Analysis 
Sample of Coal and Coke
TX 4‐951‐524
Standard Test Methods for Carbon and Hydrogen in the 
Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
TX 4‐951‐524
Standard Test Method for Apparent Viscosity of Hot 
Metal Adhesives and Coating Materials
TX 5‐071‐596
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Gas by 
Oxidative Microcoulometry
TX 5‐071‐596

ASTM D2986

1995a(1999)

ASTM D3173

1987(1996)

ASTM D3176

1989(1997)

ASTM D3177

1989(1997)

ASTM D3178

1989(1997)

ASTM D3236

1988(1999)

ASTM D3246

1996

ASTM D3286

1996

ASTM D3371
ASTM D3454

1995
1997

ASTM D3588
ASTM D3697

1998
1992(1996)

ASTM D4057

1995e 1

ASTM D4084

1994

ASTM D4177

1995

ASTM D4239
ASTM D4268

1997e 1
1993

ASTM D4294

1998

ASTM D4329

1999

Standard Test Method for Analysis of Hydrogen Sulfide 
in Gaseous Fuels (Lead Acetate Reaction Rate Method)
Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum 
and Petroleum Products
Standard Test Methods for Sulfur in the Analysis 
Sample of Coal and Coke Using High Temperature Tube 
Furnace Combustion Methods
Standard Test Method for Testing Fiber Ropes
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and 
Petroleum Products by Energy‐Dispersive X‐Ray 
Fluorescence Spectrometry
Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of 
Plastics

ASTM D4420

1994

Standard Test Method for Determination of Aromatics 
in Finished Gasoline by Gas Chromatography
TX 4‐622‐434

Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal 
and Coke by the Isoperibol Bomb Calorimeter
Standard Test Method for Nitriles in Aqueous Solution 
by Gas‐Liquid Chromatography
Standard Test Method for Radium‐226 in Water
Standard Practice for Calculating Heat Value, 
Compressibility Factor, and Relative Density of Gaseous 
Fuels
Standard Test Method for Antimony in Water
Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum 
and Petroleum Products

TX 4‐951‐524
TX 4‐257‐410
TX 5‐369‐432

TX 4‐951‐524
TX 4‐257‐533
TX 4‐622‐434

TX 4‐768‐933
TX 4‐622‐434

TX 4‐951‐524
TX 5‐435‐937

TX 4‐898‐490
TX 5‐996‐821

ASTM D4809

1995

ASTM D4891 

1989(1994)E 1

ASTM D4986

1998

ASTM D5257

1997

ASTM D5489

1996a

ASTM D5673

1996

ASTM D5865

1998a

ASTM D6216

1998

Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid 
Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (Precision 
Method)
TX 4‐622‐434
Standard Test Method for Heating Value of Gases in 
Natural Gas Range by Stoichiometric Combustion
Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning 
Characteristics of Cellular Polymeric Materials
Standard Test Method for Dissolved Hexavalent 
Chromium in Water by Ion Chromatography
Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions 
Textile Products
Standard Test Method for Elements in Water by 
Inductively Coupled Plasma‐ Mass Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal 
and Coke
Standard Practice for Opacity Monitor Manufacturers 
to Certify Conformance with Design and Performance 
Specifications

ASTM D6228

1998

ASTM D6420

1999

ASTM D6503

1999

ASTM E11

1995

Standard Test Method for Determination of Sulfur 
Compounds in Natural Gas and Gaseous Fuels by Gas 
Chromatography and Flame Photometric Detection
Standard Test Method for Determination of Gaseous 
Organic Compounds by Direct Interface Gas 
Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Enterococci in Water Using 
Enterolert
Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for 
Testing Purposes

ASTM E29

1993a

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test 
Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

ASTM E29

1990

ASTM E72

1980

ASTM E96

1995

ASTM E145

1994e 1

ASTM E154

1968(1979)e 1

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test 
Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
Standard Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of 
Panels for Building Construction
Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission 
of Materials
Standard Specification for Gravity‐Convection and 
Forced‐ Ventilation Ovens
Standard Methods of Testing Materials for Use as 
Vapor Barriers Under Concrete Slabs and as Ground 
Cover in Crawl Spaces

TX 4‐951‐524
TX 5‐570‐786
TX 5‐345‐022
TX 4‐394‐571
TX 5‐369‐432
TX 4‐951‐524

TX 5‐202‐199

TX 4‐951‐524

TX 5‐202‐199
TX 5‐369‐432
TX 5‐135‐299

TX 4‐143‐803

TX 3‐460‐670
TX 3‐972‐350
TX 4‐391‐188
TX 4‐952‐491

TX 2‐210‐197

ASTM E168

1988

ASTM E169

1987

ASTM E185

1982

ASTM E260

1996

ASTM E283

1991(1999)

ASTM E408

1971

ASTM E424

1971

ASTM E606

1980

ASTM E681

1985

ASTM E695

1979(1997)e 1

ASTM E711

1987(1992)

ASTM E773

1997

ASTM E774

1997

ASTM E775

1987(1992)

ASTM E776

1987(1992)

ASTM E885

1988

ASTM E1337

1990(1996)

ASTM E1625

1994

Standard Practices for General Techniques of Infrared 
Quantitative Analysis
Standard Practices for General Techniques of 
Ultraviolet‐Visible Quantitative Analysis

TX 3‐211‐547
TX 3‐211‐547

Standard Practice for Conducting Surveillance Tests for 
Light‐Water Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Vessels
TX 1‐210‐036
Standard Practice for Packed Column Gas 
Chromatography
TX 5‐202‐197
Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air 
Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and 
Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the 
Specimen
TX 5‐202‐198
Standard Methods of Test for Total Normal Emittance 
of Surfaces Using Inspection‐Meter Techniques
Standard Methods of Test for Solar Energy 
Transmittance and Reflectance (Terrestrial) of Sheet 
Materials
Standard Recommended Practice for Constant‐
Amplitude Low‐Cycle Fatigue Testing
Standard Test Method for Concentration Limits of 
Flammability of Chemicals
Standard Method of Measuring Relative Resistance of 
Wall, Floor, and Roof Construction to Impact Loading
Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of 
Refuse‐Derived Fuel by the Bomb Calorimeter
Standard Test Method for Accelerated Weathering of 
Sealed Insulating Glass Units
Standard Specifications for the Classification of the 
Durability of Sealed Insulating Glass Units
Standard Test Methods for Total Sulfur in the Analysis 
Sample of Refuse‐Derived Fuel
Standard Test Method for Forms of Chlorine in Refuse‐
Derived Fuel

TX 565‐130

TX 565‐130
TX 1‐187‐015
TX 2‐794‐050

TX 5‐641‐809
TX 3‐689‐742
TX 5‐202‐198
TX 5‐202‐198
TX 3‐689‐742
TX 3‐689‐742

Standard Test Methods for Analyses of Metals in Refuse‐
Derived Fuel by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
TX 3‐689‐742
Standard Test Method for Determining Longitudinal 
Peak Braking Coefficient of Paved Surfaces Using a 
Standard Reference Test Tire
TX 5‐369‐425
Standard Test Method for Determining Biodegradability 
of Organic Chemicals in Semi‐Continuous Activated 
Sludge (SCAS)
TX 4‐780‐430

ASTM E1719

1997

ASTM F462

1979(1999)

ASTM F478

1992(1999)

ASTM F631

1980(1985)

ASTM F631

1993

ASTM F682

1982a(1988)

ASTM F715

1995

ASTM F722

1982(1988)

ASTM F808

1983(1988)e 1

ASTM F1003

1986(1992)

ASTM F1006

1986(1997)

ASTM F1007
ASTM F1014

1986(1996)e 1
1992

ASTM F1020

1986(1996)e 1

ASTM F1120

1987(1998)

ASTM F1121

1987(1998)

ASTM F1122

1987(1998)

ASTM F1123

1987(1998)

ASTM F1139

1988(1998)

ASTM F1155

1998

ASTM F1172

1988(1998)

ASTM F1173

1995

Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Liquids by 
Ebulliometry
TX 4‐755‐309
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
Slip‐Resistant Bathing Facilities
TX 5‐641‐808
Standard Specification for In‐Service Care of Insulating 
Line Hose and Covers
TX 5‐139‐661
Standard Method for Testing Full Scale Advancing Spill 
Removal Devices
TX 4‐780‐430
Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance 
Data in Controlled Environments
TX 4‐780‐430
Standard Specification for Wrought Carbon Steel Sleeve‐
Type Pipe Couplings
TX 3‐278‐410
Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics Used for Oil 
Spill Control and Storage
TX 4‐780‐430
Standard Specification for Welded Joints for Shipboard 
Piping Systems
TX 3‐278‐410
Standard Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance 
Data in Uncontrolled Environments
TX 3‐689‐742
Standard Specification for Searchlights on Motor 
Lifeboats
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Entrainment Separators for 
Use in Marine Piping Applications
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Pipe‐Line Expansion Joints of 
the Packed Slip Type for Marine Application
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Flashlights on Vessels
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Line‐Blind Valves for Marine 
Applications
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Circular Metallic Bellows 
Type Expansion Joints for Piping Applications
Standard Specification for International Shore 
Connections for Marine Fire Applications

TX 4‐862‐629
TX 4‐862‐629

Standard Specification for Quick Disconnect Couplings
Standard Specification for Non‐Metallic Expansion 
Joints

TX 4‐862‐629

Standard Specification for Steam Traps and Drains
Standard Practice for Selection and Application of 
Piping System Materials
Standard Specification for Fuel Oil Meters of the 
Volumetric Positive Displacement Type
Standard Specification for Thermosetting Resin 
Fiberglass Pipe and Fittings to be Used for Marine 
Applications

TX 4‐862‐629

TX 4‐862‐629

TX 4‐862‐629
TX 4‐862‐629

TX 4‐862‐629

ASTM F1199

1988(1998)

ASTM F1200

1988(1998)

ASTM F1201

1988(1998)

ASTM F1271

1990(1995)e 1

ASTM F1273

1991(1996)e 1

ASTM F1321

1992

ASTM F1471
ASTM F1546/F 1546M

1993
1996

ASTM F1548

1994

ASTM F1951

1999

ASTM G21

1990

ASTM G151

1997

ASTM G154

2000a

ASTM F747

1997

ASTM F1193

2006

ASTM F1950

1999

ASTM F1957

1999

Standard Specification for Cast (All Temperatures and 
Pressures) and Welded Pipe Line Strainers (150 psig and 
150 Degrees F Maximum)
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Fabricated (Welded) Pipe 
Line Strainers (Above 150 psig and 150°F)
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Fluid Conditioner Fittings in 
TX 4‐862‐629
Piping Applications Above Zero Degrees F
Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of 
Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground 
Equipment
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Tank Vent Flame Arresters
Standard Guide for Conducting a Stability Test 
(Lightweight Survey and Inclining Experiment) to 
Determine Light Ship Displacement and Centers of 
Gravity of a Vessel

TX 4‐862‐629

TX 4‐862‐629

Standard Test Method for Air Cleaning Performance of 
a High‐Efficiency Particulate Air‐Filter System
TX 3‐936‐504
Standard Specification for Fire Hose Nozzles
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for the Performance of Fittings 
for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings Used in 
Piping Applications
TX 4‐862‐629
Standard Specification for Determination of 
Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around 
Playground Equipment
TX 5‐641‐808
Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of 
Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi
TX 4‐143‐803
Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in 
Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light 
Sources
TX 4‐755‐309
Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light 
Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
Standard Terminology Relating to Amusement Rides 
and Devices   
Standard Practice for Quality, Manufacture, and 
Construction of Amusement Rides and Devices  

TX 4‐952‐491
TX 5‐641‐808
TX 7‐685‐943

Standard Specification for Physical Information to be 
Transferred With Used Amusement Rides and Devices   TX 5‐641‐808
Standard Test Method for Composite Foam Hardness 
Durometer Hardness  
TX 5‐641‐808