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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 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

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO.,

LTD.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MEDIATEK, INC., et al.,

Defendants 

MEDIATEK, INC,

Counterclaimant,

 v.

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO.,

LTD., et al.

Counterclaim Defendants

 /

No. C 05-3148 MMC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL;

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK; DIRECTIONS

TO PLAINTIFF

Before the Court is the Declaration of Keith P. Gray, filed April 25, 2007, offered by

plaintiff in support of defendants’ “Unopposed Administrative Motion Pursuant to Local

Rules 7-11 and 79-5(b) to File Confidential Documents Under Seal,” filed April 18, 2007.

Having reviewed the Declaration of Keith P. Gray, the Court finds good cause exists

to GRANT the motion in part, specifically, to the extent it pertains to the following

documents: Mediatek, Inc.’s Motion for Leave to Amend its Answer and Counterclaims and

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Some portions of said exhibit plainly are not confidential. For example, the

witness’s testimony as to when he began working for plaintiff is not confidential. (See, e.g., Pollock Decl. Ex. 7 at 14:10-14.)

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Motion for Limited Expedited Factual Discovery, Declaration of David Pollock, and Exhibits

2-3, 5-7, 12, 16-17, 20, 24, and 31-32 to the Declaration of David Pollock. Accordingly, the

Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to file under seal unredacted versions of said documents.

With respect to one of the above-referenced documents, however, specifically,

Exhibit 7 to the Declaration of Aldo A. Badini, plaintiff represents that said exhibit includes

confidential material, but fails to identify the confidential portions therein.1 Accordingly,

plaintiff is DIRECTED to file in the public record, no later than May 7, 2007, a redacted

version of said document, from which the confidential information has been deleted. If

plaintiff fails to timely file a redacted version of Exhibit 7, the Court will direct the Clerk to

file said exhibit in the public record.

Finally, with respect to the additional document as to which defendants seek leave to

file under seal, specifically, Exhibit 18 to the Declaration of David Pollock, the motion is

hereby DENIED, for the reason plaintiff has withdrawn its designation of confidentiality. 

(See Gray Decl. ¶ 3(h).) Accordingly, the Clerk is DIRECTED to file in the public record

Exhibit 18 to the Declaration of David Pollock.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 1, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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