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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

POTTER VOICE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

APPLE INC., et al., 

 Defendants, 

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No. C 13-1710 CW 

ORDER VACATING 

DENIAL OF MOTION 

TO SEAL AND 

GRANTING MOTION TO 

SEAL 

(DOCKET NO. 399) 

 On March 20, 2015, the Court denied Plaintiff Potter Voice 

Technologies LLC's motion to file under seal Exhibits 1, 4 and 5 

to the Declaration of Richard C. Lin in support of Potter Voice’s 

Unopposed Motion to Amend Final Infringement Contentions because 

Defendant Apple failed to submit a declaration establishing the 

designated material as sealable within four days as required under 

Civil Local Rule 79-5(e). 

On March 16, 2015, Apple had filed a belated declaration from 

Benjamin G. Damstedt in support of Potter Voice's motion to seal. 

Mr. Damstedt explains that Exhibits 1, 4 and 5 are different 

versions of Potter Voice's original and amended infringement 

contentions. Mr. Damstedt maintains that each version contains 

highly confidential and commercially sensitive information, 

including references and quotations about the operation of Apple's 

Siri function and citations to internal Apple technical 

documentation, Apple source code, and technical information 

provided by Apple's witnesses. Due to the extensive confidential 

information throughout the three exhibits, Apple requests that 

Exhibits 1,4 and 5 be sealed in their entireties. The Court finds 

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that the exhibits are confidential and fall within the class of 

materials that may be filed under seal. 

Due to the sensitive nature of this information, Order No. 

405 is VACATED and Potter Voice's administrative motion to seal 

(Docket No. 399) is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 24, 2015 

CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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