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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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MAGMA’S ADMIN. MOT. TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

DOCUMENTS RE: OPP. TO FRIEDMAN MIL

C-04-03923 MMC

GEORGE A. RILEY (S.B. #118304) – griley@omm.com

MARK E. MILLER (S.B. #130200) – markmiller@omm.com

PETER OBSTLER (S.B. #171623) – pobstler@omm.com

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO (S.B. #208606) – ccatalano@omm.com

LUANN L. SIMMONS (S.B. #203526) – lsimmons@omm.com

NORA M. PUCKETT (pro hac vice) – npuckett@omm.com

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-3305

Telephone: (415) 984-8700

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SYNOPSYS, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, 

INC., a Delaware Corporation, AND 

LUKAS VAN GINNEKEN,

Defendants.

Case No. C04-03923 MMC

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.’S 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 79-5

CERTAIN DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN

SUPPORT OF MAGMA’S OPPOSITION

TO SYNOPSYS’S MOTION IN LIMINE

NO. 5 TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF 

EBY G. FRIEDMAN, Ph.D.

 [PROPOSED] ORDER

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

Magma Design Automation, Inc. (“Magma”) hereby moves pursuant to Civil Local Rule 

79-5 for leave to file under seal Exhibits 1, 3-19 and 24 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith In 

Support Of Magma’s Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion In Limine No. 5 To Exclude 

Testimony Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. (“Magma’s Opposition”).

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Magma’s Opposition relies in part on documents that have been designated as confidential

under the Stipulated Protective Order, or have previously been filed under seal in this action.

Pursuant to the request of Synopsys, Inc. and the Stipulated Protective Order, Magma seeks to file 

the following documents under seal:

1. Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Expert Report Of 

Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on December 

2, 2005. This report is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the report contains 

confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

2. Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit C to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

3. Exhibit 4 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit D to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

4. Exhibit 5 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit E to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

5. Exhibit 6 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit F to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

6. Exhibit 7 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit G to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

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7. Exhibit 8 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit H to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

8. Exhibit 9 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit I to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

9. Exhibit 10 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit J to the Expert 

Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on Synopsys on 

December 2, 2005. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” because the 

report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

10. Exhibit 11 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Supplemental 

Expert Report of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), served on 

Synopsys on January 20, 2006. This report is designated “Attorneys and Consultants Only” 

because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is properly 

sealable.

11. Exhibit 12 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit N to the 

Supplemental Expert Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), 

served on Synopsys on January 20, 2006. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants 

Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is 

properly sealable.

12. Exhibit 13 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit O to the 

Supplemental Expert Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), 

served on Synopsys on January 20, 2006. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants 

Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is 

properly sealable.

13. Exhibit 14 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit P to the 

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Supplemental Expert Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), 

served on Synopsys on January 20, 2006. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants 

Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is 

properly sealable.

14. Exhibit 15 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of Exhibit Q to the 

Supplemental Expert Report Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2),

served on Synopsys on January 20, 2006. This exhibit is designated “Attorneys and Consultants 

Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is 

properly sealable.

15. Exhibit 16 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Second 

Supplemental Expert Report of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2), 

served on Synopsys on March 31, 2006. This report is designated “Attorneys and Consultants 

Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and is 

properly sealable.

16. Exhibit 17 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Expert Report Of 

David Harris, Ph.D. Regarding Ownership And Infringement Of The ‘446, ‘438 And ‘114 

Patents, served on Magma on December 2, 2005. This report is designated “Attorneys and 

Consultants Only” because the report contains confidential business information and/or trade 

secrets and is properly sealable.

17. Exhibit 18 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Rebuttal Expert 

Report Of David Harris, Ph.D. Regarding Ownership And Infringement Of The ‘446, ‘438, and 

‘114 Patents, served on Magma on January 20, 2006. This report is designated “Attorneys and 

Consultants Only” because it contains confidential business information and/or trade secrets and 

is properly sealable.

18. Exhibit 19 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of the Declaration Of 

David Harris, Ph.D. In Support Of Synopsys Inc.’s Motions For Partial Summary Judgment, filed 

on October 24, 2005. Synopsys has previously requested, and the Court has allowed, this 

declaration to be filed under seal on the grounds that it contains confidential business information 

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and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

19. Exhibit 24 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith consists of excerpts of the April 

6, 2006 Deposition of David Harris, Ph.D. This deposition testimony contains confidential 

business information and/or trade secrets and is properly sealable.

Accordingly, this motion is made on the grounds that Exhibits 1, 3-19 and 24 to the 

Declaration of Anne Huffsmith have been designated as confidential under the Stipulated 

Protective Order and are properly sealable, or have previously been filed under seal in this action.

Dated: April 14, 2006 GEORGE A. RILEY

PETER OBSTLER

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO

LUANN L. SIMMONS

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Anne Huffsmith

Anne Huffsmith

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.

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DOCUMENTS RE: OPP. TO FRIEDMAN MIL

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having considered Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Administrative Motion for Leave to 

File Under Seal Certain Documents Submitted In Support of Magma’s Opposition to Synopsys,

Inc.’s Motion In Limine No. 5 To Exclude Testimony Of Eby G. Friedman, Ph.D., and all other 

supporting and opposing arguments and papers, and finding good cause,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, Magma’s Administrative Motion for Leave to File 

Under Seal:

Exhibits 1, 3-19 and 24 to the Declaration of Anne Huffsmith In Support Of Magma’s 

Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion In Limine No. 5 To Exclude Testimony Of Eby G. 

Friedman, Ph.D.

is GRANTED, and the aforementioned exhibits will be filed under seal.

Dated:

________________________________

The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney

United States District Judge

SF1:624921.1

April 17, 2006

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