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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHIA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO.,LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C 06-0162 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL;

DIRECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF;

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

Before the Court is plaintiff’s “Administrative Motion to File Documents Under Seal,”

filed June 15, 2007, the Declaration of Chi Soo Kim, filed June 22, 2007, the Declaration of

Judith S.H. Hom, filed June 22, 2007, and the Supplemental Declaration of Jason M.

Julian, filed June 27, 2007. Having reviewed said motion and declarations, the Court rules

as follows:

1. The motion is hereby GRANTED in part, and the Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to

file under seal unredacted versions of the following two documents:

a. Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Kenneth E. Krosin in Support of

Plaintiff Nichia Corporation’s Brief in Support of Motions for Summary Judgment; and

b. Plaintiff Nichia Corporation’s Brief in Support of Motions for Summary

Judgment of Patent Infringement, Validity, and Seoul’s Equitable Defenses.

2. Because defendants have withdrawn their prior designation of confidentiality as

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to some of the exhibits attached to the above-described Krosin Declaration, (see Kim Decl.

¶¶ 7, 9), and have denied they designated as confidential certain other exhibits attached to

the above-described Krosin Declaration, (see id. ¶ 8), the motion is hereby DENIED as to

such exhibits and plaintiff is hereby DIRECTED to file in the public record, no later than July

6, 2007, Exhibits 26, 34, 38, 49, 50, 52, and 53. If plaintiff fails to timely file such exhibits in

the public record, the Court will not consider them in ruling on plaintiff’s motions for

summary judgment.

3. The motion is hereby DENIED, to the extent plaintiff seeks leave to file under seal

the following three documents, in light of defendants’ having withdrawn their prior

designation of confidentiality, (see Hom Decl. ¶¶ 4,5), and the Clerk is DIRECTED to file

said documents in the public record:

a. Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Kenneth E. Krosin in Support of

Plaintiff Nichia Corporation’s Motion to Strike the Supplemental Expert Report of Richard A.

Flasck Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(A)(2); 

b. Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Kenneth E. Krosin in Support of

Plaintiff Nichia Corporation’s Motion to Bar the Seoul Defendants’ Obviousness Defense;

and to Strike the Seoul Defendants’ Obviousness Defense from the Expert Reports of

Richard A. Flasck Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(A)(2); and

c. Plaintiff Nichia Corporation’s Notice of Motion and Motion to Bar the Seoul

Defendants’ Obviousness Defense; and to Strike the Seoul Defendants’ Obviousness

Defense from the Expert Reports of Richard A. Flasck Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc.

26(A)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 2, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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