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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

United States District Court

Northern District of California

DIGITAL REG OF TEXAS, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 

VALVE CORPORATION, ELECTRONIC 

ARTS INC., UBISOFT, INC., SYMANTEC 

CORPORATION, AVG TECHNOLOGIES 

USA, INC., ZYNGA GAME NETWORK 

INC., ZYNGA, INC., and INTUIT INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: CV 12-01971-CW (KAW)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF AND 

DEFENDANT ADOBE SYSTEMS 

INCORPORATED’S 12/9/2013

JOINT DISCOVERY LETTER

(Dkt. No. 466)

Plaintiff Digital Reg of Texas, LLC (“Digital Reg”) filed this action against several 

defendants, including Adobe Systems Inc.’s (“Adobe”) for patent infringement in violation of the 

U.S. Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 271. The parties filed a joint discovery letter on December 9, 2013

related to the Court’s August 29, 2013 Order concerning the adequacy of Adobe’s production of 

financial information. (12/9/13 Joint Letter, Dkt. No. 466.)1

In accordance with Civil L.R. 7-1(b), this matter is deemed suitable for disposition 

without hearing. In light of the joint letter and the documents submitted by the parties, the Court, 

for the reasons set forth below, GRANTS Digital Reg’s request for further financial information.

I. DISCUSSION

Digital Reg contends that Adobe has failed to comply with the August 29 Order by failing 

to provide financial information for three products: Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, and 

Acrobat Pro. (12/9/13 Joint Letter at 1.) In the August 29 Order, the Court ordered Adobe to 

 

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The Court granted the parties’ motion for administrative relief to file the discovery letter after 

the deadline for fact discovery had passed, deeming the joint letter filed. (Dkt. Nos. 465 & 466.)

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produce financial information for all identified products and platforms identified in Digital Reg’s

“Adobe’s Fabricated Spreadsheet” chart in the May 15, 2013 Joint Letter (Dkt. No. 371 at 3) and 

in the infringement contentions. (8/29/13 Order, Dkt. No. 431 at 4.) Adobe acknowledges that it 

has withheld this information, providing that the Court did not specifically identify these three 

products. (12/9/13 Joint Letter at 6.) To the contrary, the Court referenced the “Adobe’s 

Fabricated Spreadsheet” chart, which named all three products, and ordered Adobe to produce its 

financial information. (8/29/13 Order at 4.)

Accordingly, Adobe is ordered to supplement its responses and/or document production to 

include financial information relating to the sale of digital content for Flash Professional, Flash 

Catalyst, and Acrobat Pro using the accused platform.

II. CONCLUSION

For the reasons set forth above, Digital Reg’s request that Adobe supplement its responses 

to provide financial information is GRANTED, such that Adobe shall supplement its responses 

and/or document production to include the financial information for Flash Professional, Flash 

Catalyst, and Acrobat Pro within 14 days of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 2, 2014 ___________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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