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

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTIONS FOR 

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL, CASE NO. 05-02972 MMC (JL)

Matthew B. Lehr (Bar No. 213139) 

Suong T. Nguyen (Bar No. 237557) 

Duane D. Nash (Bar No. 220785) 

Chung G. Suh (Bar No. 244889) 

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 

1600 El Camino Real 

Menlo Park, California 94025 

Telephone: (650) 752-2000 

Facsimile: (650) 752-2111 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v.

DIOMED HOLDINGS, INC., DIOMED 

INC., ANGIODYNAMICS, INC., and 

VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC., 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C05-02972 MMC (JL) 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 

DENYING IN PART JOINT MOTIONS 

FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO 

FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 

[DOCKET NOS. 465, 473, 480] 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

 After consideration of the Joint Stipulated Motions for Administrative Relief to File 

Documents Under Seal, filed October 9, 2007 (D.I. 465, 473, 480), and the Declaration of Mark 

Kertz Pursuant to Civil L.R. 79-5(d), filed October 11, 2007 in support of such motions, and 

good cause appearing therefrom, the Joint Stipulated Motions are GRANTED with respect to the 

unredacted versions of the following documents, each of which the Clerk is directed to file under 

seal:

 (1) Defendants’ Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial 

Testimony of Ms. Stamm and Mr. Napper on Opinions Lacking an Adequate Factual Basis; 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTIONS FOR 2

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL, CASE NO. 05-02972 MMC (JL) 

 (2) Exhibit A to the Declaration of James F. DeDonato in Support of Defendants’ Joint 

Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Trial Testimony of Ms. Stamm and 

Mr. Napper; 

 (3) Exhibit B to the Declaration of James F. DeDonato in Support of Defendants’ Joint 

Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Trial Testimony of Ms. Stamm and 

Mr. Napper; 

 (4) Defendants’ Opposition to VNUS’s Motion in Limine to Exclude the Thesis of Dr. 

Bone-Salat, Evidence of Inventive Activity in Spain, and Communications About Such Activity; 

and

 (5) Exhibit C to the Declaration of Charles Steenburg in Support of Defendants’ 

Opposition to VNUS’s Motion in Limine to Exclude the Thesis of Dr. Bone-Salat, Evidence of 

Inventive Activity in Spain, and Communications About Such Activity. 

 As to the following documents, in light of plaintiff’s having withdrawn its prior 

designation of confidentiality, the motions are DENIED, and the Clerk is directed to file such 

documents in the public record: 

 (1) Exhibit C to the Declaration of James F. DeDonato in Support of Defendants’ Joint 

Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine to Exclude Expert Trial Testimony of Ms. Stamm and 

Mr. Napper; 

 (2) Defendants’ Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Expert Trial 

Testimony of Drs. R. Rox Anderson, Irving J. Bigio, J. Kevin McGraw and Cynthia K. Shortell 

on Non-Enablement; 

 (3) Exhibit A to the Declaration of Richard J. Twilley, Esq., in Support of Defendants’ 

Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial; 

 (4) Exhibit B to the Declaration of Richard J. Twilley, Esq., in Support of Defendants’ 

Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial; 

 (5) Exhibit C to the Declaration of Richard J. Twilley, Esq., in Support of Defendants’ 

Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial; 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTIONS FOR 3

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL, CASE NO. 05-02972 MMC (JL) 

 (6) Exhibit D to the Declaration of Richard J. Twilley, Esq., in Support of Defendants’ 

Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial; and 

(7) Exhibit E to the Declaration of Richard J. Twilley, Esq., in Support of Defendants’ 

Joint Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Trial. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: October 23, 2007 

 _______________________ Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

 Judge, United States District Court 

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