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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

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Plaintiff

 v.

DIOMED HOLDINGS, INC., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C-05-2972 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DIOMED’S MOTION

FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL;

DIRECTIONS TO DIOMED

Before the Court is defendants Diomed Holdings, Inc., and Diomed, Inc.’s

(collectively, “Diomed”) motion for administrative relief to file documents under seal, filed

August 10, 2007. Having reviewed the Declaration of Mark Kertz, filed by plaintiff VNUS

Medical Technologies, Inc. (“VNUS”) on August 17, 2007, the Court rules as follows:

1. Diomed’s motion is hereby GRANTED in part, specifically, as to the following

documents that VNUS has shown contain material properly filed under seal:

a. Defendants’ Notice and Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity Under

35 U.S.C. §§ 102-103, and

b. Exhibits I, O, P, Q, BB, and DD to the Declaration of Charles T. Steenburg

in Support of Defendants’ Notice and Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity Under 35

U.S.C. §§ 102-103.

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2. With respect to Exhibits I and Q to the Declaration of Charles T. Steenburg, only

a portion of those exhibits are, for the reasons stated by VNUS, properly filed under seal. 

Accordingly, Diomed’s motion is hereby DENIED to the extent Diomed seeks to file the

entirety of said exhibits under seal. If Diomed wishes the Court to consider the portions of

those exhibits that have not been designated as confidential by VNUS, specifically, any

page of Exhibit I other than page 28 and any page of Exhibit Q other than pages 7:1-7, 201,

202, and 203:15-204:25, Diomed is hereby DIRECTED to electronically file in the public

record such pages no later than August 30, 2007.

3. Diomed’s motion is hereby DENIED in part, specifically, as to the following

documents for which VNUS has withdrawn any prior designation of confidentiality: Exhibits

K-N and Y-AA to the Declaration of Charles T. Steenburg in Support of Defendants’ Notice

and Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102-103. If Diomed

wishes to have the Court consider such exhibits, Diomed is hereby DIRECTED to

electronically file in the public record such exhibits no later than August 30, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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