Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_09-cv-04697/USCOURTS-cand-4_09-cv-04697-5/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 1 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD., a 

Delaware corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DEVICEVM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

and BENEDICT CHONG, an individual, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken 

Complaint filed: July 17, 2009 

Trial Date: None Set 

ORDER

 For good cause showing, it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that this is a proper case 

for entry of a protective order pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to 

protect the confidential information of all parties and third party witnesses as may be necessary 

during the litigation of this case. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 During this action, with respect to any information, testimony, documents, or things 

obtained by any Party to this action in response to any discovery where such items are asserted to 

contain or comprise trade secret, confidential, proprietary, or private information, the following 

procedures shall be employed and following restrictions shall govern: 

1. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of trade 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 1 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 2 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

secret, confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public 

disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation would be warranted. 

Accordingly, it is the purpose of this Protective Order to allow Parties to have reasonable access to 

information from Parties and third parties responding to subpoenas, while protecting the alleged 

trade secret, confidential, proprietary, or private information under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure without frequent resort to determinations of discoverability by the Court. Plaintiff 

and Defendants acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures 

or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords extends only to the limited information 

or items that are entitled under the applicable legal principles to treatment as confidential. The 

parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 10, below, that this Order creates no entitlement 

to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must 

be followed and reflects the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the 

court to file material under seal. 

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1 Party: means any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors, 

employees, consultants, retained experts, and outside counsel (and their support staff). 

2.2 Disclosure or Discovery Material: means all items or information, regardless 

of the medium or manner generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, 

testimony, transcripts, or tangible things) that are produced or generated in disclosures or responses 

to discovery in this matter. 

2.3 “Confidential” Information or Items: means information (regardless of how 

generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under standards 

developed under F.R.Civ.P. 26(c). This designation includes but is not limited to information which 

the Designating Party: (a) would not normally reveal to third parties except in confidence or has 

undertaken with others to maintain in confidence, or (b) believes in good faith is confidential and/or 

protected by a right to privacy guaranteed by the laws of the United States or California or any other 

applicable privilege or right related to confidentiality or privacy. This designation does not include 

information that was publicly known prior to disclosure, or that, after disclosure, becomes publicly 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 2 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 3 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

known as a result of publication by one having right to do so. 

2.4 “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Information or Items: means 

extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items” whose disclosure to another Party or 

nonparty would create a substantial risk of serious injury that could not be avoided by less 

restrictive means. Information may also be designated “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only” if the Designating Party believes in good faith that the information is significantly sensitive, 

including without limitation trade secrets or other confidential research, development, or 

commercial information; financial, commercial, product planning, and marketing information; 

business and goodwill valuations and analyses; industry analyses; customer information; or other 

information protected by any right to privacy guaranteed by the laws of the United States or 

California, such that disclosure to another Party or non-party would create a significant risk of 

material injury. 

2.5 Receiving Party: means a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery 

Material from a Producing Party. 

2.6 Producing Party: means a Party or non-party that produces Disclosure or 

Discovery Material in this action. 

2.7 Designating Party: means a Party or non-party that designates information or 

items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “Confidential” or “Highly 

Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 

2.8 Protected Material: means any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is 

designated as “Confidential” or as “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 

2.9 Outside Counsel: means attorneys who are counsel of record and who reside 

and are located in the United States. 

2.10 House Counsel: means attorneys who are employees of a named party in this 

lawsuit. 

2.11 Counsel (without qualifier): means Outside Counsel and House Counsel (as 

well as their support staffs). 

2.12 Expert: means a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 3 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 4 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert 

witness or as a consultant in this action, who resides and is located in the United States, and who is 

not a past or a current employee of a Party or of a competitor of a Party’s and who, at the time of 

retention, is not anticipated to become an employee of a Party or a competitor of a Party. This 

definition includes a professional jury or trial consultant retained in connection with this litigation. 

2.13 Professional Vendors: means persons or entities that are located in the United 

States and provide litigation support services (e.g., photocopying; videotaping; translating; 

preparing exhibits or demonstrations; organizing, storing, retrieving data in any form or medium; 

etc.) and their employees and subcontractors. 

3. SCOPE

The protections conferred by this Order cover not only Protected Material (as defined 

above), but also any information copied or extracted there from, as well as all copies, excerpts, 

summaries, or compilations thereof, plus testimony, conversations, or presentations by parties or 

counsel to or in court or in other settings that might reveal Protected Material. 

The restrictions as to use or dissemination of Protected Material, set forth in any of the 

preceding paragraphs, shall not apply as to: (a) any information which at the time of the designation 

under this Order is available to the general public; (b) any information which after designation 

under this Order becomes available to the public through no act, or failure to act, attributable to the 

Receiving Party or its Counsel; and (c) any information which the Receiving Party, its Counsel, or 

any recipient of Protected Material under this Order can show as a matter of written record was 

already known to the Receiving Party and/or the public through means other than by a violation of 

this Order, a confidentiality contract or agreement, and/or any violation of Federal or state law. The 

party asserting exceptions (a) – (c) and others, to this paragraph shall bear the burden of proof 

thereof. 

4. DURATION

Even after the termination of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed by this 

Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order 

otherwise directs. 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 4 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 5 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL

5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each 

Party or non-party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must take 

care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. 

A Designating Party must take care to designate for protection only those parts of material, 

documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so that other portions of the 

material, documents, items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept 

unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. 

Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that 

are shown to be clearly unjustified, or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to 

unnecessarily encumber or retard the case development process, or to impose unnecessary expenses 

and burdens on other parties), expose the Designating Party to sanctions. 

If it comes to a Party’s or a non-party’s attention that information or items that it 

designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all, or do not qualify for the level of 

protection initially asserted, that Party or non-party must promptly notify all other parties that it is 

withdrawing the mistaken designation. 

5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this 

Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a), below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, 

material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before the 

material is disclosed or produced. 

Designation in conformity with this Order requires: 

(a) for information in documentary form (apart from transcripts of 

depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix the legend 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” at the top or 

bottom of each page that contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on 

a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected 

portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for each portion, 

the level of protection being asserted (either “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 5 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 6 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”). 

A Party or non-party that makes original documents or materials available for 

inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated 

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

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

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the 

documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or 

portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order, then, before producing the specified 

documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”) at the top or bottom of each page 

that contains Protected Material at its expense. Said designation must be made by the producing 

party within seven calendar days of copying. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page 

qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., 

by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for each portion, the level of 

protection being asserted (either “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”). 

(b) for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial proceedings, 

that the Party or non-party offering or sponsoring the testimony identify on the record, before the 

close of the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding, all protected testimony, and further specify 

any portions of the testimony that qualify as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.” When it is impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to 

protection, and when it appears that substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, 

the Party or non-party that sponsors, offers, or gives the testimony may invoke on the record (before 

the deposition or proceeding is concluded) a right to have up to fifteen (15) court days from the date 

of the deposition to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to which protection is sought 

and to specify the level of protection being asserted (“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”). Only those portions of the testimony that are 

appropriately designated for protection within fifteen (15) court days shall be covered by the 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 6 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 7 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

provisions of this Protective Order. 

Transcript pages containing Protected Material must be separately bound by 

the court reporter, who must affix to the top of each such page the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” as instructed by the Party or 

nonparty offering or sponsoring the witness or presenting the testimony. 

A Designating Party shall have the right to exclude from attendance during 

any part of a deposition any person other than those persons identified in Paragraph 7.2 and/or 7.3 

upon an objection that the Protected Information and/or Materials subject to testimony is 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” if it is 

reasonably expected that the testimony during that part of the deposition will disclose such 

information and/or materials. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Order, any deponent may 

review the transcript of his own deposition in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary, and for 

any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the 

container or containers in which the information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” If only portions of the information 

or item warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected 

portions, specifying whether they qualify as “Confidential” or as “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ 

Eyes Only.” 

5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure 

to designate qualified information or items as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL 

– ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” does not, standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right to 

secure protection under this Order for such material. If material is appropriately designated after 

the material was initially produced, the Receiving Party, on timely notification of the designation, 

must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions 

of this Order, and must use its best efforts to retrieve any Protected Material from any person not 

eligible to receive Protected Material under this Order. 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 7 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 8 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

 If a Receiving Party receives materials that have not been designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”, but which 

the Receiving Party has reason to believe are “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY”, the Receiving Party shall notify the Producing Party of its receipt of such materials 

and inquire as to its proper designation under this Order. If any person required to produce 

documents inadvertently produces any Protected Material without marking it with an appropriate 

legend, the Producing Party may give written notice to the Receiving Party, including appropriately 

stamped copies of the Protected Material, that the document, thing, or response is deemed Protected 

Material and should be treated as such in accordance with the provisions of this Order. 

6. DESIGNATION NOT DETERMINATIVE OF STATUS - RIGHT TO 

CHALLENGE

The designation of Discovery Material as “Protected Material” shall not be taken as a 

determination or admission by any Party that such Discovery Material is in fact protectable as a 

trade secret or otherwise. The designation of Discovery Material as being “Protected Material” 

does not alter or enhance the nature of that Discovery Material or its confidentiality or create a nonchallengeable presumption of confidentiality. 

6.1 Timing of Challenges. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s 

confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable substantial unfairness, unnecessary 

economic burdens, or a later significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive 

its right to challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly 

after the original designation is disclosed. 

6.2 Notice of Objection. A Party that elects to initiate a challenge to a 

Designating Party’s confidentiality designation must do so in good faith and must begin the process 

by serving a written notice of objection, which shall identify the specific Protected Materials as to 

which the designation is challenged and stating a basis for each challenge (“Notice of Objection”). 

Service of a Notice of Objection shall be made by facsimile and/or by email to Outside Counsel of 

the Designating Party. 

6.3 Meet and Confer. Within five (5) court days after service of a Notice of 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 8 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 9 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

Objection, the parties shall meet and confer regarding the challenging party's objections by 

conferring directly (in voice to voice dialogue; other forms of communication are not sufficient). In 

conferring, the Designating Party must make a good faith effort to explain the basis for its belief 

that the confidentiality designation was proper. 

6.4 Response to Objection. If no change in designation is offered during meet 

and confer or within five (5) court days thereafter, the challenged material shall be deemed dedesignated unless the Designating Party serves by fax and/or email a written Response to the Notice 

of Objection within that 5-day period setting forth the legal and factual grounds upon which the 

Designating Party bases its position that the materials should maintain the original designation or 

for designating the material otherwise. 

6.5 Judicial Intervention. A Party that elects to press a challenge to a 

confidentiality designation after considering the justification offered by the Designating Party may 

file and serve a motion pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7 and 37 (and in compliance with Civil Local 

Rule 79-5, if applicable) and this Court’s Standing Orders that identifies the challenged material and 

sets forth in detail the basis for the challenge. Each such motion must be accompanied by a 

competent declaration that affirms that the movant has complied with the meet and confer 

requirements imposed in the preceding paragraph and that sets forth with specificity the justification 

for the confidentiality designation that was given by the Designating Party in the meet and confer 

dialogue. In the event of a motion to change the designation, the material at issue may be submitted 

to the Court for in camera inspection. The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding 

shall be on the Designating Party. Until the Court rules on the challenge, all parties shall continue 

to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing 

Party’s designation. 

7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is 

disclosed or produced by another Party or by a non-party in connection with this case only for 

prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this litigation. Such Protected Material may be 

disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Order. When 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 9 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 10 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

the litigation has been terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of paragraph 

12, below (FINAL DISPOSITION). 

All Protected Material and copies thereof must be stored and maintained by a 

Receiving Party or Expert at a location in the Continental United States, shall not be accessed via 

electronic means in a foreign country and stored in a secure manner that ensures that access is 

limited to the persons authorized under this Order. 

7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise 

ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may 

disclose any information or item designated CONFIDENTIAL only to: 

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, as well as employees of said 

counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this litigation; 

(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of the 

Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed 

the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order” (Exhibit A); 

(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party, (1) to whom 

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation; (2) who have signed the “Agreement to Be 

Bound by Protective Order” (Exhibit A); and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 

7.5, below, have been followed; 

(d) the Court and its personnel; 

(e) court reporters, their staffs, and professional vendors to whom disclosure 

is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by 

Protective Order” (Exhibit A); 

(f) during their depositions and/or trial, witnesses in the action to whom 

disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective 

Order” (Exhibit A). However, such witnesses shall not retain Protected Materials. Pages of 

transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material must be 

separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted 

under this Protective Order; and 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 10 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 11 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

(g) Persons who appear by express written evidence on the face of Protected 

Material marked CONFIDENTIAL as an author, addressee, recipient or source thereof. 

7.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” 

Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the 

Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to: 

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, as well as employees of said 

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

only, and who have signed the "Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order" that is attached hereto 

as Exhibit A; 

(b) Experts (as defined in this Order): (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this litigation, (2) who have signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order” 

(Exhibit A); and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 7.5, below, have been 

followed, and who reside and are located in the United States; 

(c) the Court and its personnel; 

(d) court reporters, their staffs, and professional vendors to whom disclosure 

is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by 

Protective Order” (Exhibit A); and 

(e) persons who appear on the face of Protected Materials marked “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” as an author, addressee, recipient or source 

thereof, so long as the materials remain in the possession, custody or control of Outside Counsel 

and/or the party who produced and designated the Protected Material when reviewing them, with no 

copies or notes being made. 

 

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, the 

Receiving Party shall not store, maintain, transmit, use or disclose any information, document or 

item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” outside the 

Continental United States. 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 11 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 12 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

7.4 Procedures for Approving Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or 

Items to House Counsel and Officers and Employees of a Receiving Party: 

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or agreed in writing by the Parties, 

each Party shall identify the officer(s), employee(s) or House Counsel to whom the Party will be 

disclosing information or items that have been designated “CONFIDENTIAL” by sending written 

notice (by fax and email) to Outside Counsel of every other Party that sets forth: (1) the identity of 

such House Counsel, officer(s) or employee(s) (including full name, title, professional address, 

professional affiliations and all other present employment and/or consultancies); and (2) a 

certification by the Party that disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and that each 

identified House Counsel, officer or employee has signed the “Agreement to Be Bound by 

Protective Order” (Exhibit A) and agrees that they will not use such materials for purposes other 

than advising in this litigation. Each Party receiving such notice shall have seven (7) days to object 

to the disclosure of any information or item that the Party has designated “CONFIDENTIAL” by 

sending a written objection (by fax and email) to Outside Counsel of the Party that provided the 

notice identifying: (1) the specific House Counsel, officer(s), or employee(s) to whom the objection 

is directed; and (2) the basis for the objection The Parties shall then meet and confer by telephone 

or written correspondence to resolve the dispute. If no resolution is reached within seven (7) days 

of receipt of the objection, any Party to the dispute may seek resolution from the magistrate by 

filing a noticed motion pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this 

Court. 

7.5 Procedures for Approving Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items to “Experts” 

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed in writing by the 

Designating Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an “Expert” (as defined in this Order) any 

information or item that has been designated "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY" first must make a written request to the Designating Party that: (1) sets forth the full name 

of the Expert and the city and state of his or her primary residence, (2) attaches a copy of the 

Expert's current resume, (3) identifies the Expert's current employer(s), (4) identifies each person or 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 12 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 13 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

entity from whom the Expert has received compensation for work in his or her areas of expertise or 

to whom the expert has provided professional services at any time during the preceding five years, 

and (5) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and location of court) any litigation 

in connection with which the Expert has provided any professional services during the preceding 

five years. The Parties shall not have any obligation under this Order to identify which Protected 

Materials are provided to Experts unless required to do so by Court Order, by the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure or the Local Rules of the Court. 

(b) A Party that makes a request and provides the information specified in the 

preceding paragraph may disclose the subject Protected Material to the identified Expert unless, 

within five (5) calendar days of delivering the request, the Party receives a written objection from 

the Designating Party. Any such objection must set forth in detail the grounds on which it is based. 

(c) A Party that receives a timely written objection must meet and confer 

with the Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try to resolve the matter by 

agreement within 3 calendar days. If no agreement is reached, within ten (10) court days following 

its objection, the Party seeking to make the disclosure to the Expert may file a motion as provided in 

Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if applicable) seeking permission 

from the Court to do so. Any such motion must describe the circumstances with specificity, set 

forth in detail the reasons for which the disclosure to the Expert is reasonably necessary, assess the 

risk of harm that the disclosure would entail and suggest any additional means that might be used to 

reduce that risk. In addition, any such motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration in 

which the movant describes the parties’ efforts to resolve the matter by agreement (i.e., the extent 

and the content of the meet and confer discussions) and sets forth the reasons advanced by the 

Designating Party for its refusal to approve the disclosure. 

In any such proceeding the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear 

the burden of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the safeguards 

proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected Material to its Expert. 

In addition to the foregoing, each Expert to whom any Protected Material will be disclosed shall, 

prior to disclosure of such material, execute the Certification of Consultant in the form attached as 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 13 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 14 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

Exhibit B hereto. Outside Counsel who makes any disclosure of Protected Materials shall retain 

each original executed Certification of Consultant and, upon written request, shall circulate copies 

to all Outside Counsel at the termination of this action. 

8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

ANOTHER LITIGATION

If a Receiving Party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other litigation that 

would compel disclosure of any information or items designated in this action as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” the 

Receiving Party must so notify the Designating Party, in writing (by email or fax, if possible) 

immediately and in no event more than three (3) court days after receiving the subpoena or order. 

Such notification must include a copy of the subpoena or court order. 

The Receiving Party also must immediately inform in writing the Party who caused the 

subpoena or order to issue in the other litigation that some or all the material covered by the 

subpoena or order is the subject of this Protective Order. In addition, the Receiving Party must 

deliver a copy of this Protective Order promptly to the Party in the other action that caused the 

subpoena or order to issue. 

The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested parties to the existence of this 

Protective Order and to afford the Designating Party in this case an opportunity to try to protect its 

confidentiality interests in the court from which the subpoena or order issued. The Designating 

Party shall bear the burdens and the expenses of seeking protection in that court of its confidential 

material – and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a 

Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful directive from another court. 

9. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed Protected 

Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Protective Order, the 

Receiving Party must immediately: (a) notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized 

disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the 

person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 14 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 15 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

(d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

that is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

10. FILING PROTECTED MATERIAL 

Without written permission from the Designating Party or a court order secured after 

appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this action 

any Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply 

with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and this Court’s Standing Orders. 

Nothing in this Order shall prevent a party or its attorney from using any Protected Material: 

(i) at a deposition of the Producing Party; (ii) at a hearing; (iii) to prepare for and conduct discovery 

in this action; (iv) to support or oppose any motion made in this action; (v) to prepare for trial; (vi) 

during trial; or (vii) during any appeal. Under these circumstances, the use of Protected Material 

shall be subject to this Order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this District’s Local Rules, and 

the Standing Orders of this Court. The parties will cooperate in approaching Court for the purpose 

of sealing proceedings if necessary to prevent the public disclosure of Protected Materials. 

11. DESIGNATED MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH A SUBPOENA 

Where a Party serves a subpoena that compels disclosure of any information or items that 

may constitute another Party’s “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” materials, upon receipt of any such materials in response to a 

subpoena, the subpoenaing Party shall temporarily treat such materials as “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”. The subpoenaing Party shall within five (5) 

court days after receiving any such materials provide copies to the other Party who will then have 

five (5) court days to designate any such materials in accordance with the terms of the Protective 

Order or such materials will be deemed to be non-confidential. 

12. FINAL DISPOSITION 

Unless otherwise ordered or agreed in writing by the Producing Party, within sixty (60) 

calendar days after the final termination of this action, each Receiving Party must destroy or return 

all Protected Material to the Producing Party. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” 

includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other form of reproducing or 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 15 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 16 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

capturing any of the Protected Material. With permission in writing from the Designating Party, the 

Receiving Party may destroy some or all of the Protected Material instead of returning it. Whether 

the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written 

certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) 

by the sixty (60) day deadline that identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected 

Material that was returned or destroyed and that affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained 

any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or other forms of reproducing or capturing any of 

the Protected Material. 

Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all 

pleadings, motion papers, transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence or attorney work product, 

even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or 

constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4 

(DURATION), above. 

Further, any Expert that is provided Protected Material must cooperate with Outside Counsel 

in the return and/or destruction of all such Protected Material in their possession, custody or control 

and must ensure that such material is returned and/or destroyed within five (5) court days of the 

termination of the action or the termination of their consultancy, which ever occurs first. Any 

Expert as defined by this Order shall certify their compliance with this provision and shall deliver 

such certification to Outside Counsel for the Party that they have provided services for no more than 

five (5) court days after complying with their obligations hereunder. Outside Counsel shall 

promptly deliver a copy of such certification to Outside Counsel for the Designating Party. 

13. MISCELLANEOUS

13.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any 

person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. 

13.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. Entry of this Order does not result in the 

waiver of any right a Party otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any 

information or item on any ground not addressed in this Protective Order. Similarly, no Party is 

will be deemed to have waived any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 16 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 17 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

material covered by this Order. 

13.3 Use Of Protected Materials By Designating Party. Nothing in this Order 

shall limit any Designating Party’s use of its own documents and information, nor shall it prevent 

the Designating Party from disclosing its own confidential information or documents to any person. 

Such disclosure shall not affect any designations made pursuant to the terms of this Order, so long 

as the disclosure of confidential information or documents is made in a manner that is reasonably 

calculated to maintain the confidentiality of the information. 

13.4 Client Communication. Nothing in this Order shall prevent or otherwise 

restrict Counsel from rendering advice to their clients and, in the course of rendering such advice, 

relying upon the examination of Protected Material. In rendering such advice and otherwise 

communicating with the client, however, Counsel shall not make specific disclosure of any 

Protected Materials, except as permitted by this Protective Order. 

13.5 Inadvertent or Unintentional Disclosure of Discovery Materials Subject To 

Work Product Protection Or Privilege. The production of any documents, information or other 

materials shall not constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product 

doctrine, or any other legal privilege or immunity if, as soon as reasonably possible after the 

Producing Party becomes aware of its inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of privileged 

materials, the Producing Party designates such materials as within the attorney-client privilege, 

work product immunity or other legal privilege or immunity and requests return of those materials 

to the Producing Party. Upon request by the Producing Party, the Receiving Party shall 

immediately return all copies of such inadvertently produced materials and shall destroy all notes 

or other work product reflecting the contents of such materials, and shall delete such materials from 

any litigation-support or other database. Nothing herein shall prevent the Receiving Party from 

retaining one copy of the disputed materials to challenge the proprietary of the attorney-client 

privilege or work product immunity designation by submitting a written challenge to the Court in 

compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court. 

If a Party receives from the other Party any document or information that the Receiving 

Party reasonably believes is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 17 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 18 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

doctrine, the Receiving Party should promptly notify the Producing Party of the potential 

inadvertent disclosure. Upon request by the Producing Party, the Receiving Party shall immediately 

return all copies of such inadvertently produced materials and shall destroy all notes or other work 

product reflecting the contents of such materials, and shall delete such materials from any litigationsupport or other database. Nothing herein shall prevent the Receiving Party from challenging the 

proprietary of the attorney-client privilege or work product immunity designation by submitting a 

written challenge to the Court in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the 

Local Rules of this Court. 

13.6 Admissibility. Unless all parties stipulate otherwise, evidence of the 

existence or nonexistence of a designation under this Order shall not be admissible for any purpose 

during any proceeding on the merits of this action. Additionally, nothing contained herein shall be 

construed as a waiver of any objection which might be raised as to the admissibility of any 

evidentiary material at trial or any other evidentiary proceeding. 

13.7 Modification; Addition of Parties to This Protective Order. 

(a) All Parties reserve the right to seek modification of this Protective Order 

at any time for good cause. The Parties agree to meet and confer prior to seeking to modify this 

Protective Order for any reason. The restrictions imposed by this Protective Order may only be 

modified or terminated by written stipulation of all Parties or by order of this Court. 

(b) In the event that a new party is added, substituted, or brought in, this 

Order will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the new party, subject to the right of the new 

party to seek relief from or modification of this Order. 

13.8 Protection of Non-Parties. A non-party producing information or material 

voluntarily or pursuant to a subpoena or a Court Order may designate material or information with 

the appropriate designation pursuant to the terms of this Order and such non-party shall be entitled 

to all rights and protections afforded to a Designating Party as defined in this Order upon executing 

a written agreement (Exhibit A) to be bound hereto. However, a non-party’s use of this Order 

and/or the execution of such an agreement to be bound to protect its Protected Material does not 

entitle that non-party access to Protected Material produced by any other Party or non-party. 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 18 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 19 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

13.9 No Contract. This Order shall not be construed to create a contract between 

the parties or between the parties and their respective counsel 

13.10 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Nothing herein shall alter or change in any 

way the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court, 

and this Court’s Standing Orders. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

Dated: January 5, 2010 MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.

 /s/ Karineh Khachatourian

 By: KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN 

BRYAN J. SINCLAIR 

JEFFREY M. RATINOFF 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, 

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 

Dated: January 5, 2010 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

 /s/ Peter T. Snow

 By: STEPHEN J. AKERLEY 

ERIC J. AMDURSKY 

PETER T. SNOW 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant, 

DEVICEVM, INC. and Defendant BENEDICT CHONG.

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 19 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 20 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

ATTESTATION

 I, Karineh Khachatourian, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file 

this Stipulated Protective Order. In compliance with General Order 45. X.B., I hereby attest that 

Peter T. Snow has concurred in this filing. 

Dated: January 5, 2010 MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.

 /s/ Karineh Khachatourian 

 By: KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN 

BRYAN J. SINCLAIR 

JEFFREY M. RATINOFF 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, 

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 1/8/10 

DATED: ___________________ _____________________________________ 

Honorable Claudia Wilken 

United States District Judge 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 20 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 21 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I, _________________________________, declare under the penalty of perjury that: 

1. I currently reside at _______________________________________________. 

2. I am employed as 

by . 

 3. I have read in its entirety and understand the Protective Order that was issued by the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of Phoenix 

Technologies Ltd. v. DeviceVM, Inc., et al.; USDC, Northern District of California Case No. 4:09-

cv-04697-CW. 

4. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Protective Order, and 

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

punishment in the nature of contempt. 

5. I solemnly promise that I will not review, discuss, use or disclose any materials 

designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY” in any manner to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this 

Protective Order and will use such materials only for the purpose of this action. 

6. I understand and agree that all Protected Material and copies thereof, as well as work 

product generated there from must be stored and maintained in a secure manner that ensures that 

access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order and that I will not remove, store, 

transmit, transfer, disseminate or send such materials to any person or location outside of the 

Continental United States. 

7. I acknowledge that, by signing this agreement, I am subjecting myself to the 

jurisdiction and venue of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for 

the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings 

occur after termination of this action. 

8. I understand and agree that any disclosure or use of material designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in any 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 21 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 22 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

manner contrary to the provisions of the Protective Order may subject me to sanctions for contempt 

of court and other sanctions. 

9. I understand and agree that within ten (10) business days after a request by Outside 

Counsel for the party for which I have provided services, the termination of my consultancy or the 

termination of this action, which ever occurs first, I must return and/or destroy all Designated 

Material in my possession, custody or control to Outside Counsel for the party for which I have 

provided services. I further understand and agree that I shall certify my compliance with this 

requirement and shall deliver such certification to Outside Counsel for the party that I have 

provided services for no more than ten (10) business days after complying with the aforementioned 

obligation. 

I declare under the penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this __ day of _______, 2009 in ___________, ______________ U.S.A.: 

By: _______________________________________ 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 22 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 23 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

EXHIBIT B

CERTIFICATION OF EXPERT/CONSULTANT

 I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I have read the Protective Order entered in the 

Northern District of California in the case of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. v. DeviceVM, Inc., et al.; 

USDC, Northern District of California Case No. 4:09-cv-04697-CW, and that I have executed a 

copy of Exhibit A - the Acknowledgement And Agreement To Be Bound. 

I further certify that I am not employed nor currently engaged by a direct competitor of the 

Designating Party (as of the time of the execution of this Certification) to this action, nor do I have 

a current expectation of such engagement, and I will accept no such engagement nor discuss same 

during the pendency of this action. If at any time after I execute this Consultant Certification and 

during the pendency of the Action I become engaged in business as a competitor of any person or 

entity currently a party to this action, I will promptly inform the counsel for the party who retained 

me in the Action, and I will not thereafter review any Protected Materials unless and until the Court 

in the Action orders otherwise. 

I further understand and agree that all Protected Material and work product generated there 

from must be stored and maintained at a location in the Continental United States and in a secure 

manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order. 

Finally, I understand and agree that within ten (10) business days after a request by Outside 

Counsel for the party for which I have provided services, the termination of my consultancy or the 

termination of this action, which ever occurs first, I must return and/or destroy all Designated 

Material in my possession, custody or control to Outside Counsel for the party for which I have 

provided services. I further understand and agree that I shall certify my compliance with this 

requirement and shall deliver such certification to Outside Counsel for the party that I have 

provided services for no more than ten (10) business days after complying with the aforementioned 

obligation. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. 

Name of Individual: ____________________________________________________________ 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 23 of 24
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

- 24 - 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER CASE NO. 4:09-cv-04697-CW (EDL)

Company or Firm: ____________________________________________________________ 

Address: ____________________________________________________________ 

Telephone No.: ____________________________________________________________ 

Relationship to this action and its parties: __________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________________________________ 

______________________________________________________________________________ 

Dated: ____________________________ Signature___________________________________ 

MP1:1187762.1 

4804143v.1 

Case 4:09-cv-04697-CW Document 60 Filed 01/08/10 Page 24 of 24