SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. v. ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Filing 879

ORDER RE: Sealed Documents. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 11/24/2015. (voc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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ORDER
Plaintiff,
06-cv-611-bbc
v.
ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
ATI TECHNOLOGIES, ULC and
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.,
Defendants.
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Devices, Inc. have responded to this court’s order directing the parties to show cause why
the sealed documents in this case should not be unsealed so that they can be sent to the
federal records center for long-term storage.

Dkt. ##868 and 874.

Nonparty Intel

Corporation has filed an objection as well. Dkt. #877. Plaintiff Silicon Graphics, Inc. did
not file an objection to unsealing any of the documents.
In their response, defendants request that 19 documents remain under seal. Dkt. ##
82-3, 85, 104, 121, 122, 236-9, 236-10, 237-1, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 330, 364,
602, 701 and 806. In its response, Intel repeats defendants’ request to keep docket nos.
364, 701 and 806 sealed.
Defendants and Intel say that the documents at issue contain confidential licensing

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agreements or confidential information about the way their products work. Under these
circumstances, I am persuaded that the documents listed may remain sealed. The only
exception is docket no. 270, which includes presentations to customers and potential
customers.

Because defendants do not identify any confidential information in that

document, I decline to keep it sealed.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the clerk of court is directed to keep the following documents
SEALED: dkt. ##82-3, 85, 104, 121, 122, 236-9, 236-10, 237-1, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271,
330, 364, 602, 701 and 806. The clerk is directed to UNSEAL all other documents.
Entered this 24th day of November, 2015.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge

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