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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING SOURCE 

CODE

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Robert A. Appleby (admitted pro hac vice)

robert.appleby@kirkland.com 

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

601 Lexington Avenue 

New York, NY 10022-4675 

Telephone: (212) 446-4800 

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 

Attorneys for Defendant 

International Business Machines Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 

CORP. AND ORACLE CORP. 

Defendants.

 CASE NO. 5:09-CV-05897-RS 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

SOURCE CODE

Honorable Richard Seeborg 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AND VASUDEVAN 

SOFTWARE INC.’S JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING SOURCE CODE 

Defendant International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) and Plaintiff, Vasudevan 

Software, Inc. (“VSi”) enter into this stipulation to allow VSi immediate access to IBM’s source 

code pursuant to Patent Local Rule 3-4. The parties are attempting to resolve disputes regarding 

the form of the protective order to govern the litigation, but it is likely the parties will need to 

submit these disputes to the Court for resolution. Upon entry of a stipulated protective order by 

the Court, the provisions of that protective order shall supercede nunc pro tunc all provisions of 

this stipulation. IBM and VSi agree as follows: 

1. IBM will produce its source code for review by VSi in the Houston office of Hogan 

Lovells.

2. Who may review: VSi may disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” only to: 

AS AMENDED BY THE COURT

** E-filed July 20, 2010 **

[Re: Docket No. 145]

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a. VSi’s Outside Counsel of record in this action, as well as employees of said 

Counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this litigation and who 

have signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order” that is attached hereto as Exhibit 

A;

b. Experts for VSi that have been disclosed and not objected to by IBM. Each 

VSi expert that will review IBM’s source code must agree to the provisions of this Stipulation and 

sign as such the exhibit attached to this Stipulation. Copies of the complete, signed exhibit should 

be provided to IBM at least two days before reviewing the source code. 

c. the Court and its personnel; and 

d. current employees of IBM that have access to the source code in their 

normal course of business. 

3. Designation: IBM need not designate the source code for protection until after VSi 

has indicated which material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before 

the designation, all of the source code made available for inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE.” After VSi has identified 

the documents it wants copied and produced, IBM must determine which documents, or portions 

thereof, qua1ify for protection, then, before producing the specified documents, IBM must affix 

the appropriate legend (“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE 

CODE”) at the top of each page that contains protected source code.

4. Protections: Source code designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” shall be subject to the following protections:

a. Source code designated as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S 

EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” shall be subject to all of the protections afforded to “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information in the draft Protective Order 

being negotiated by IBM and VSi, including the Prosecution Bar and Competitive Decision 

Making Bar set forth in Paragraphs 10 and 11 of Defendants June 10, 2010 draft Protective Order, 

and may be disclosed only to the individuals to whom “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

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ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE” information may be disclosed, as set forth in 

Paragraph 2 of this Stipulation.

b. Any source code produced in discovery shall be made available for 

inspection, in a format allowing it to be reasonably reviewed and searched, during normal business 

hours or at other mutually agreeable times. The source code shall be made available for inspection 

on a secured computer in a secured room without Internet access or network access to other 

computers. VSi shall not copy, remove, or otherwise transfer any portion of the source code onto 

any recordable media or recordable device. IBM shall provide the software reasonably necessary 

to inspect the source code. The initial inspection date shall be agreed upon by VSi and IBM. 

After the initial inspection, each subsequent inspection shall require three business days notice 

from VSi. 

c. VSi may print portions of the source code on colored paper only when 

reasonably necessary to facilitate VSi's preparation in this Litigation, including, when reasonably 

necessary, to prepare any filing with the Court or to serve any pleadings or other papers on any 

other Party; to prepare internal attorney work product materials; or to prepare other necessary case 

materials such as testifying expert reports, consulting expert written analyses and related drafts 

and correspondences. VSi shall print only such portions as are reasonably necessary for the 

purposes for which any part of the source code is printed at the time. Upon printing any such 

portions of source code, the printed pages shall be collected by IBM. IBM shall Bates number, 

copy on colored paper, and label as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY 

- SOURCE CODE” any pages printed by VSi. If IBM objects that the printed portions are not 

reasonably necessary to any case preparation activity, IBM shall make such objection known to 

VSi within three (3) business days. If, after meeting and conferring, IBM and VSi cannot resolve 

the objection, IBM shall be entitled to seek a Court resolution, within two (2) business days of the 

meet and confer, of whether the printed source code in question is not reasonably necessary to any 

case preparation activity. In the absence of any objection or a motion to the Court following an 

objection within the specified time limits, or upon resolution of any such dispute by the Court, 

IBM shall provide one copy of such pages on colored paper to VSi within two (2) business days 

directly (in

voice to voice

dialogue;

other forms

of communication are

not sufficient)

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and shall retain one copy. The printed pages shall constitute part of the source code produced by 

IBM in this action 

d. Any notes concerning such source code shall not be used to circumvent the 

restrictions in the above paragraphs against making copies of the source code. Persons viewing 

the notes shall do so in a manner consistent with the restrictions on material designated “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – SOURCE CODE.” 

e. Nothing in this Stipulation shall be construed to limit how IBM may 

maintain material designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY – 

SOURCE CODE.” 

f. Other than as provided in Paragraph 4(c) above, VSi will not copy, remove, 

or otherwise transfer any source code from the Source Code Computer including, without 

limitation, copying, removing, or transferring the source code onto any other computers or 

peripheral equipment. VSi will not transmit any source code in any way from the designated 

facility. 

g. VSi may not make any electronic copies of the “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” information. VSi shall 

maintain and store any paper copies of the source code or notes related to such source code at the 

offices of its Outside Counsel in a manner that prevents duplication of or unauthorized access to 

the source code or notes, including, without limitation, storing the source code or notes in a locked 

room or cabinet at all times when it is not in use. VSi's outside counsel of record may make no 

more than four additional paper copies on colored paper of any portions of the source code printed 

pursuant to Paragraph 4(c) above, not including copies attached to court filings, and shall maintain 

a log of all copies of the source code (received from IBM) that are provided by VSi to any Expert 

(as defined paragraph 2(b)) under the terms of this Stipulation. The log shall include the names of 

the recipients and reviewers of copies. Any paper copies of source code shall be stored or viewed 

only at (i) the offices of outside counsel of record for VSi; (ii) the site where any deposition is 

taken; (iii) the Court; or (iv) any intermediate location necessary to transport the information to a 

hearing, trial or deposition. IBM shall not unreasonably deny VSi’s request to make (and log) 

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additional copies, providing that the request is for good cause and for use that otherwise complies 

with this Stipulation. IBM shall be entitled to a copy of the log upon request. VSi shall provide a 

copy of the log to IBM at the conclusion of the Litigation.

h. To the extent portions of source code are quoted in a pleading filed with the 

Court, either (1) the entire document will be stamped “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - 

ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” or (2) those pages containing quoted source 

code will be separately bound, and stamped as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEY’S 

EYES ONLY - SOURCE CODE” and (3) shall be filed under seal.

i. All paper copies shall be securely destroyed if they are no longer necessary 

in the above-captioned matter (e.g., extra copies at the conclusion of a deposition). Copies of 

source code that are marked as deposition exhibits shall not be provided to the Court Reporter or 

attached to deposition transcripts; rather, the deposition record will identify the exhibit by its 

production numbers. 

5. Nothing in this Stipulation shall obligate the parties to produce any source code, 

nor act as an admission that any particular source code is discoverable. 

DATED: June 24, 2010 By: /s/ Harper Batts

 Robert A. Appleby (admitted pro hac vice)

 robert.appleby@kirkland.com 

 Jon T. Hohenthaner (admitted pro hac vice)

 jon.hohenthaner@kirkland.com 

 Joseph A. Loy (admitted pro hac vice)

 joseph.loy@kirkland.com 

 Andrew G. Heinz (admitted pro hac vice)

 andrew.heinz@kirkland.com 

 Martin A. Galese (admitted pro hac vice)

 martin.galese@kirkland.com 

 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

 601 Lexington Avenue 

 New York, NY 10022-4675 

 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 

 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 

pursuant to the

procedures and

standards set

forth in Civil

Local Rule

79-5 and

General Order

62.

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 Harper Batts (SBN 242603) 

 harper.batts@kirkland.com 

 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 

 950 Page Mill Road 

 P.O. Box 51827 

 Palo Alto, CA 94304 

 Telephone: (650) 859-7000 

 Facsimile: (650) 859-7500 

 John M. Desmarais (of counsel)

 jdesmarais@desmaraisllp.com 

 Desmarais LLP 

 230 Park Avenue 

 New York, NY 10169 

 Telephone: (917) 340-6940 

 Facsimile: (914) 666-6962 

Attorneys for Defendant 

International Business Machines Corporation

/s/_Daniel J. Walker (with permission)___________

 Brooke A. M. Taylor (admitted pro hac vice)

btaylor@susmangodfrey.com 

Daniel J. Walker(admitted pro hac vice)

dwalker@susmangodfrey.com 

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800 

Seattle, Washington 98101-3000 

(206) 516-3880 

(206) 516-3883 (fax) 

Stephen E. Morrissey

smorrissey@susmangodfrey.com 

SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. 

1901 Avenue of the Stars, Ste. 950 

Los Angeles, CA 90067-6029 

(310) 789-3103

(310) 789-3005 (fax) 

Michael F. Heim (admitted pro hac vice)

mheim@hpcllp.com 

Leslie V. Payne (admitted pro hac vice)

lpayne@hpcllp.com 

Eric J. Enger (admitted pro hac vice)

eenger@hpcllp.com 

HEIM, PAYNE & CHORUSH, LLP 

600 Travis Street, Suite 6710 

Houston, Texas 77002-2912 

(713) 221-2000 

(713) 221-2021(fax) 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Vasudevan Software, Inc. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I hereby certify that on this 24th day of June, 2010, a true and correct copy of the foregoing 

Joint Stipulation Regarding Source Code was served on all counsel of record via the Court’s ECF 

System.

 ___/s/ Harper Batts____________________

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: ___________________ ________________________________ 

 Hon. Richard Seeborg 

 United States District Judge 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

July 20, 2010

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EXHIBIT

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I, _____________________________________ [print or type full name], of 

______________________________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty 

of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulation regarding source code that 

was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on 

__________ [date] in the case of VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE, INC., v. INTERNATIONAL 

BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION and ORACLE CORPORATION, Case No. 5:09-CV05897 (RS & HRL). 

I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulation regarding source 

code and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions 

and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any 

manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulation regarding source code to any 

person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Stipulation. 

I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulation regarding 

source code, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action. 

I hereby appoint __________________________ __________[print or type full name] of 

_______________________________________ [print or type full address and telephone number] 

as my California agent for service of process in connection with this action or any proceedings 

related to enforcement of this Stipulation regarding source code. 

Date: __________________________ 

City and State where sworn and signed: ___________________________________________ 

Printed name: ___________________________________ 

[printed name] 

Signature: ____________________________________ 

[signature] 

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