i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation

Filing 426

ORDER granting 421 Plaintiff's Emergency Motion to Clarify the Agreed Protective Order. Signed by Judge Leonard Davis on 9/8/2009. (kls, )

i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation

Doc. 426

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION i4i LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and INFRASTRUCTURES FOR INFORMATION, INC., Plaintiffs vs. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant § § § § § § § § § § § ORDER Having considered Plaintiff's Emergency Motion to Clarify the Agreed Protective Order (Docket No. 421) and any opposition thereto, the Motion is GRANTED. The Court ORDERS that (1) McKool Smith and Dr. Rhyne may attend and participate in interviews with the USPTO examiner, (2) Dr. Rhyne may submit a declaration on behalf of i4i to the USPTO, and (3) McKool Smith and Dr. Rhyne may assist reexamination counsel in responding to actions and decisions of the USPTO during the reexamination process and any appeals related thereto, provided that McKool Smith and Dr. Rhyne may not reveal Microsoft's confidential information to the USPTO or any reexamination counsel or agent and McKool Smith and Dr. Rhyne may not use Microsoft's confidential information for any purpose other than the litigation. See Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc., No. 6:08-cv-88, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70092 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 11, 2009) (J. Davis).

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So ORDERED and SIGNED this 8th day of September, 2009.

__________________________________ LEONARD DAVIS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE