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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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MAGMA’S ADMIN. MOT. TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

DOCUMENTS RE MAGMA’S REPLY TO EVID. OBJ.

C-04-03923 MMC

GEORGE A. RILEY (S.B. #118304) – griley@omm.com

MARK E. MILLER (S.B. #130200) – markmiller@omm.com

PETER OBSTLER (S.B. #171623) – pobstler@omm.com

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO (S.B. #208606) – ccatalano@omm.com

LUANN L. SIMMONS (S.B. #203526) – lsimmons@omm.com

NORA M. PUCKETT (pro hac vice) – npuckett@omm.com

O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-3305

Telephone: (415) 984-8700

Facsimile: (415) 984-8701

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SYNOPSYS, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, 

INC., a Delaware Corporation,

Defendant and 

Counterclaimant.

Case No. C04-03923 MMC

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.’S 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO FILE UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO 

LOCAL RULE 79-5 CERTAIN

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT

OF DEFENDANT MAGMA DESIGN 

AUTOMATION, INC.’S REPLY TO 

PLAINTIFF SYNOPSYS, INC.’S 

EVIDENTIARY OBJECTIONS TO THE 

DECLARATION OF DR. MAJID 

SARRAFZADEH SUBMITTED IN 

SUPPORT OF MAGMA DESIGN 

AUTOMATION, INC.’S OPPOSITION TO 

SYNOPSYS, INC.’S MOTION FOR RULE 

11 SANCTIONS

[PROPOSED] ORDER

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

Magma Design Automation, Inc. (“Magma”) hereby moves pursuant to Civil Local Rule 

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MAGMA’S ADMIN. MOT. TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

DOCUMENTS RE MAGMA’S REPLY TO EVID. OBJ.

C-04-03923 MMC

79-5 for leave to file under seal (1) Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Reply to Plaintiff 

Synopsys, Inc.’s Evidentiary Objections to the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh Submitted 

in Support of Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion for Rule 

11 Sanctions (“Magma’s Reply”); (2) portions of the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh in 

Support of Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Reply to Evidentiary Objections; and (3) Exhibit 3

to the Declaration of Nora M. Puckett in Support of Magma’s Reply (“Puckett Declaration”).

Magma’s Reply relies in part on testimony that contains confidential business, trade secret 

or personal identifying information or have been designated as confidential under a Stipulated 

Protective Order. Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, and a Stipulated Protective Order with 

third party International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), Magma seeks to file the 

following documents and testimony under seal:

1. Portions of Magma’s Reply contain Magma’s, Synopsys’s and/or IBM’s 

confidential business, trade secret or personal identifying information and are properly sealable.

2. Portions of the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh in Support of Magma Deisgn 

Automation, Inc.’s Reply to Evidentiary Objections contain Magma’s, Synopsys’s and/or IBM’s 

confidential business, trade secret or personal identifying information and are properly sealable.

3. Exhibit 3 to the Puckett Declaration contains confidential business or trade secret

information of Synopsys and/or IBM and are properly sealable.

Accordingly, this motion is made on the grounds that portions of Magma’s Reply,

portions of the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh in Support of Magma Deisgn Automation, 

Inc.’s Reply to Evidentiary Objections, and Exhibit 3 to the Puckett Declaration contain

confidential business, trade secret or personal identifying information or have been designated 

confidential and are properly sealable.

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MAGMA’S ADMIN. MOT. TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

DOCUMENTS RE MAGMA’S REPLY TO EVID. OBJ.

C-04-03923 MMC

Dated: December 13, 2005 GEORGE A. RILEY

MARK E. MILLER

PETER OBSTLER

CHRISTOPHER D. CATALANO

LUANN L. SIMMONS

NORA M. PUCKETT

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

By: /s/ Nora M. Puckett

Nora M. Puckett

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.

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MAGMA’S ADMIN. MOT. TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

DOCUMENTS RE MAGMA’S REPLY TO EVID. OBJ.

C-04-03923 MMC

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having considered Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Administrative Motion for Leave to 

File Under Seal Certain Documents Submitted in Support of Its Reply to Plaintiff Synopsys, 

Inc.’s Evidentiary Objections to the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh Submitted in Support

of Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion for Rule 11 

Sanctions (“Magma’s Reply”), and all other supporting and opposing arguments and papers, and 

finding good cause,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, Magma’s Administrative Motion for Leave to File 

Under Seal:

(a) the portions of Magma’s Reply to Plaintiff Synopsys, Inc.’s Evidentiary Objections to 

the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh Submitted in Support of Magma Design 

Automation, Inc.’s Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions 

containing Magma’s, Synopsys’s and/or IBM’s confidential business, trade secret or 

personal identifying information;

(b) the portions of the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh in Support Magma’s Reply

containing Magma’s, Synopsys’s and/or IBM’s confidential business, trade secret or 

personal identifying information;

(c) Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Nora M. Puckett in Support of Magma’s Reply

containing Synopsys’s, and/or IBM’s confidential business or trade secret information;

is GRANTED, and the aforementioned portions of Magma’s Reply to Plaintiff Synopsys, 

Inc.’s Evidentiary Objections to the Declaration of Dr. Majid Sarrafzadeh Submitted in 

Support of Magma Design Automation, Inc.’s Opposition to Synopsys, Inc.’s Motion for 

Rule 11 Sanctions and Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Nora M. Puckett in Support of 

Magma’s Reply will be filed under seal.

Dated:

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THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

SF1:611355.1

December 16, 2005

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