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

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 

C 06-02138 CW (EDL)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

ATMEL CORPORATION, a Delaware 

corporation; ATMEL SWITZERLAND, a 

corporation; ATMEL FRANCE, a corporation; 

and ATMEL SARL, a corporation, 

 Plaintiffs, 

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AUTHENTEC, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

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Case No. C 06-02138 CW (EDL) 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 

This matter comes before the Court on the Motion (Dkt. No. 33) of Plaintiffs Atmel 

Corporation, Atmel Switzerland, Atmel France and Atmel SARL (collectively “Atmel”) to compel 

Defendant AuthenTec, Inc. (“AuthenTec”) to respond to certain interrogatories and to produce 

documents pursuant to the Patent Local Rules. The Court, having reviewed and considered the 

parties’ respective briefing and arguments in this matter and all relevant factual statements therein, 

hereby GRANTS, in part, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel. 

Defendant AuthenTec, Inc. is hereby ORDERED to: 

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL 

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1. Serve and provide to Atmel narrative answers to Interrogatory Nos. 3 and 7 based on 

information reasonably available to and currently known by AuthenTec, without reference to Rule 

33(d) of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by March 15, 2007; 

2. Serve and provide to Atmel supplemental answers to Interrogatory Nos. 9-10 and 12 

that set forth all facts and information currently known, or otherwise readily available to AuthenTec, 

by March 15, 2007; 

3. Establish a secure site (physical or virtual) for Amtel’s experts and counsel to readily 

and conveniently inspect, review, test, analyze and manipulate the native format of the source code 

for AuthenTec’s accused products, subject to the provisions of the Stipulated Protective Order 

entered in this matter. 

With respect to (3), above, the parties are ordered to meet and confer to agree to a plan and 

time frame for establishing the secure site, including provision of necessary software and/or 

computer systems; and to agree to a procedure for unlimited access to the secure site by Amtel’s 

experts and counsel. In addition, the parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding the manner 

(e.g., paper copies, electronic copies, etc.) in which Amtel will be provided access to all documents 

identified in Patent Local Rule 3-4(a). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __February 23, 2007____________ ______________________________ 

 Elizabeth D. Laporte 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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