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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 ON PLAINTIFFS’ 

MOTIONS TO COMPEL 

C 06-02138 CW (EDL) 

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 ON ATMEL’S MOTIONS TO 

COMPEL 

This matter comes before the Court on the Motions of Plaintiffs Atmel Corporation, Atmel 

Switzerland, Atmel France and Atmel SARL (collectively “Atmel”) to (1) compel production of 

source code and technical documents in hard copy pursuant to the Scheduling order, Patent Local 

Rules and February 23, 2007 Order and for evidentiary and monetary sanctions pursuant to Rule 

37(b)(2) (Dkt. No. 140); and (2) compel production of financial documents and information (Dkt. 

No. 142). The Court, having reviewed and considered the parties’ respective briefing and argument 

in this matter and all relevant factual statements therein, hereby ORDERS as follows: 

1. Atmel’s motions to compel are GRANTED-IN-PART as follows: 

a. Defendant AuthenTec, Inc. (“AuthenTec”) shall produce in hard copy format 

all printable files on the review computer. Atmel shall bear the cost of such 

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production. The provisions of the Protective Order in this case shall apply to 

these documents, with the additional requirements for the source code as 

agreed by the parties: (i) Atmel shall maintain a log of all persons who view 

the source code; (ii) for any copy made from the hard copy, Atmel shall label 

the copy with a number and maintain a log of all copies created and of all 

persons with access to each copy; (iii) the source code, in any format, shall not 

be distributed via e-mail but only sent via courier; and (iv) at the conclusion of 

this litigation, all copies of these documents shall be collected and accounted 

for, and then either returned to AuthenTec or destroyed, at AuthenTec’s 

option. 

b. AuthenTec shall conduct a reasonable (but not exhaustive) investigation to 

determine what form the source code as collected in the fall of 2006 is kept 

and whether the source code is usable. If the source code is not usable, the 

parties are to meet and confer concerning how to proceed. The provisions of 

the Protective Order in this case shall apply to these documents, with the 

additional requirements for the source code as agreed by the parties: (i) Atmel 

shall maintain a log of all persons who view the source code; (ii) for any copy 

made from the hard copy, Atmel shall label the copy with a number and 

maintain a log of all copies created and of all persons with access to each 

copy; (iii) the source code, in any format, shall not be distributed via e-mail 

but only sent via courier; and (iv) at the conclusion of this litigation, all copies 

of these documents shall be collected and accounted for, and then either 

returned to AuthenTec or destroyed, at AuthenTec’s option. 

c. AuthenTec shall produce all profit and loss statements, if any, that have not 

been produced. If there are no statements that have not already been 

produced, AuthenTec shall have the person most knowledgeable certify that 

such documents have already been produced. 

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d. AuthenTec shall produce all agreements with its top five customers, if any, 

that have not been produced. If there are no agreements that have not already 

been produced, AuthenTec shall have the person most knowledgeable certify 

that such documents have already been produced. 

e. AuthenTec shall produce all requests for proposals and requests for quotes 

and responses thereto received from or made to its top five customers, if any, 

that have not been produced. If there are no requests or responses that have 

not already been produced, AuthenTec shall have the person most 

knowledgeable certify that such documents have already been produced. 

2. Atmel’s motions to compel are DENIED to the extent not granted above. 

Dated: ______________________________ ______________________________ 

 ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

3. Authentec's motion for administrative relief for leave to file a sur-reply is denied. November 8, 2007

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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