Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation

Filing 285

ORDER granting plaintiff's 268 Motion to Seal, signed by Hon. James P. Donohue. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD., a
United Kingdom Limited Company,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. C17-1182-TSZ
ORDER GRANTING IRONBURG’s
MOTION TO SEAL

v.
VALVE CORPORATION, a Washington
corporation,

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court upon plaintiff Ironburg Inventions Ltd.

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(“Ironburg”)’s unopposed motion to seal two documents pursuant to the parties’ Stipulated

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Protective Order. Dkt. 268. Specifically, plaintiff moves pursuant to LCR 5(g) to maintain the

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Rebuttal Expert Report of Ambreen Salters (“Salters Report”), and a spreadsheet related to the
buyout of Ironburg’s co-founder Simon Burgess, under seal because they contain confidential
business information and have been designated for “ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” Dkt. 268.

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To date, Valve Corporation (“Valve”) has not opposed plaintiff’s motion. See Dkt. 269 (Wanger

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Decl.) at ¶ 2 (expressing counsel’s understanding that both parties agree the documents are

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confidential).

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ORDER
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Having reviewed the motion, as well as the declaration of Christopher Wanger, the Court

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finds that these documents contain confidential competitive information that properly falls within

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the scope of the protective order. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to seal, Dkt. 268, is

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GRANTED.

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DATED this 19th day of October, 2018.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER
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