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

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M. ELIZABETH DAY (SBN 177125) 

eday@feinday.com 

DAVID ALBERTI (SBN 220265) 

dalberti@feinday.com 

MARC BELLOLI (SBN 244290) 

mbelloli@feinday.com 

FEINBERG DAY ALBERTI LIM & 

BELLOLI LLP 

1600 El Camino Real, Suite 280 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Tel: 650.618.4360 

Fax: 650.618.4368 

Hao Ni (pro hac vice) 

hni@nilawfirm.com 

NI, WANG & MASSAND, PLLC 

8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 500 

Dallas, TX 75231 

Telephone: (972) 331-4600 

Facsimile: (972) 314-0900 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION LLC

DARIN W. SNYDER (S.B. #136003)

dsnyder@omm.com 

LUANN L. SIMMONS (S.B. #203526) 

lsimmons@omm.com 

DAVID ALMELING (S.B. #235449) 

dalmeling@omm.com 

MELODY DRUMMOND HANSEN (S.B. 

#278786) 

mdrummondhansen@omm.com 

MARK LIANG (S.B. #278487) 

mliang@omm.com 

BILL TRAC (S.B. #281437) 

btrac@omm.com 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-3823 

Tel: (415) 984-8700 Fax: (415) 984-8701 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GOOGLE LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION LLC,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GOOGLE LLC, 

Defendant. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR 

LITIGATION INVOLVING PATENTS, 

HIGHLY SENSITIVE 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

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1. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS 

Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of 

confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public 

disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. 

Accordingly, the Parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following 

Stipulated Protective Order. The Parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket 

protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from 

public disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to 

confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The Parties further acknowledge, as 

set forth in Section 14.4, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file 

confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be 

followed and the standards that will be applied when a Party seeks permission from the Court to file 

material under seal. 

2. DEFINITIONS 

2.1 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of 

information or items under this Order. 

2.2 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of how it is 

generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 26(c). 

2.3 Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as 

well as their support staff). 

2.4 Designated House Counsel: House Counsel who seek access to “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information in this matter. 

2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items that it 

produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE”. 

2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the 

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medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, 

testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in disclosures or 

responses to discovery in this matter. 

2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to 

the litigation who (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or 

as a consultant in this action, (2) is not a past or current employee of a Party or of a Party’s 

competitor, and (3) at the time of retention, is not anticipated to become an employee of a Party 

or of a Party’s competitor. 

2.8 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or

Items: extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items,” disclosure of which to another 

Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by 

less restrictive means. 

2.9 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or Items: 

extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items” representing computer code and 

associated comments and revision histories, formulas, engineering specifications, or schematics 

that define or otherwise describe in detail the algorithms or structure of software or hardware 

designs, disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of 

serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means. 

2.10 House Counsel: attorneys who are members in good standing of at least one state 

bar, who are employees of a Party or a Party’s affiliate, and who have responsibility for managing 

this action. House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside 

counsel. 

2.11 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal 

entity not named as a Party to this action. 

2.12 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to this 

action but are retained to represent or advise a Party and have appeared in this action on behalf of 

that Party or are affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that Party. 

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2.13 Party: any party to this action. 

2.14 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or Discovery 

Material in this action. 

2.15 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support services 

(e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or demonstrations, and 

organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium, and professional jury or trial 

consultants) and their employees and subcontractors, who (1) have been retained by a Party or its 

counsel to provide litigation support services with respect to this action, (2) are (including any 

employees and subcontractors) not a past or current employee of a Party or of a Party’s 

competitor, and (3) at the time of retention, are not anticipated to become an employee of a Party 

or of a Party’s competitor. 

2.16 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” or as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or as 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.” 

2.17 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material. 

3. SCOPE 

The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected Material 

(as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; (2) 

all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, 

conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. 

However, the protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the following 

information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure to a 

Receiving Party or becomes part of the public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as 

a result of publication not involving a violation of this Order, including becoming part of the 

public record through trial or otherwise; and (b) any information known to the Receiving Party 

prior to the disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure from a source who 

obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the Designating 

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Party. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a separate agreement or order. 

4. DURATION 

Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed by 

this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a Court 

order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all 

claims and defenses in this action, with or without prejudice; or (2) entry of a final judgment 

herein after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews 

of this action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time 

pursuant to applicable law. 

5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL 

5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party 

or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must take care 

to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. 

To the extent it is practical to do so, the Designating Party must designate for protection only 

those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so that 

other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which protection is not 

warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. 

Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that are 

shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to 

unnecessarily encumber or retard the case development process or to impose unnecessary 

expenses and burdens on other Parties) expose the Designating Party to sanctions. 

If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it designated 

for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the level of protection 

initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is 

withdrawing the mistaken designation. 

5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this Order 

(see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, 

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Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so 

designated before the material is disclosed or produced. 

Designation in conformity with this Order requires: 

(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic documents, but 

excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing 

Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” to each page that contains 

protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection 

and if practicable to do so, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) 

(e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for each portion, the 

level of protection being asserted. 

A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials available for inspection 

need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which 

material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all 

of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants 

copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, 

qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the 

Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE”) to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the 

material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the 

protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for 

each portion, the level of protection being asserted. 

(b) for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial proceedings, that 

the Designating Party when practical identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, 

hearing, or other proceeding, all protected testimony and specify the level of protection being 

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asserted. When it is impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to 

protection and it appears that substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, the 

Designating Party may invoke on the record (before the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding 

is concluded) a right to have up to 21 days to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to 

which protection is sought and to specify the level of protection being asserted. Only those 

portions of the testimony that are appropriately designated for protection within the 21 days shall 

be covered by the provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order. Alternatively, a Designating 

Party may specify, at the deposition or up to 21 days afterwards if that period is properly invoked, 

that the entire transcript shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL 

– ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.”

Parties shall give the other Parties reasonable notice (a minimum of two business days) if 

they reasonably expect a deposition, hearing or other proceeding to include Protected Material so 

that the other Parties can ensure that only authorized individuals who have signed the 

“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) are present at those proceedings. 

The use of a document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any way affect its designation as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.” 

Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on the title page 

that the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page shall be followed by a list of all 

pages (including line numbers as appropriate) that have been designated as Protected Material and 

the level of protection being asserted by the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall 

inform the court reporter of these requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the 

expiration of a 21-day period for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been 

designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless 

otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that period, the transcript shall be treated only as 

actually designated. 

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other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the 

container or containers in which the information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” 

or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE”. If only a portion or portions of the information or item 

warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected 

portion(s) and specify the level of protection being asserted. 

5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to 

designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s 

right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon timely correction of a 

designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is 

treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order. 

6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS 

6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party may challenge a designation of confidentiality at 

any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality designation is 

necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a 

significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive its right to challenge a 

confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the original 

designation is disclosed. 

6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution 

process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the basis 

for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge has been made, the written 

notice must recite that the challenge to confidentiality is being made in accordance with this 

specific paragraph of the Protective Order. The Parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in 

good faith and must begin the process by conferring directly (in voice to voice dialogue; other 

forms of communication are not sufficient) within 14 days of the date of service of notice. In 

conferring, the Challenging Party must explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality 

designation was not proper and must give the Designating Party an opportunity to review the 

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designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, 

to explain the basis for the chosen designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to the next 

stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer process first or 

establishes that the Designating Party is unwilling to participate in the meet and confer process in 

a timely manner. 

6.3 Judicial Intervention. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without Court 

intervention, the Challenging Party shall file and serve a motion to re-designate or de-designate 

under Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if applicable) within 21 

days of the initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the Parties agreeing that the meet and 

confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier. Each such motion must be 

accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the meet 

and confer requirements imposed in the preceding paragraph. 

The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating 

Party. Frivolous challenges and those made for an improper purpose (e.g., to harass or impose 

unnecessary expenses and burdens on other Parties) may expose the Challenging Party to 

sanctions. All Parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to 

which it is entitled under the Designating Party’s designation until the Court rules on the 

challenge. 

7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 

7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or 

produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this case only for prosecuting, 

defending, or attempting to settle this litigation, and such Protected Material shall not be used for 

any business purpose, in connection with any other legal proceeding, or directly or indirectly for 

any other purpose whatsoever. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of 

persons and under the conditions described in this Order.1 When the litigation has been 

 

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during his/her deposition but is represented by an attorney not authorized under this Order to 

receive such Protected Material, the attorney must provide prior to commencement of the 

deposition an executed “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” in the form attached 

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terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 15 below (FINAL 

DISPOSITION). 

Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and 

in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order. 

Protected Material shall not be copied or otherwise reproduced by a Receiving party, except for 

transmission to qualified recipients, without the written permission of the Producing Party or by 

further order of the Court. 

7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered 

by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any 

information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to: 

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well as 

employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the 

information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A; 

(b) up to one House Counsel of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is 

reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and 

Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is 

reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and 

Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(d) the Court and its personnel; 

(e) stenographic reporters, videographers and/or their staff, and Professional 

Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the 

“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(f) during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is 

 

hereto as Exhibit A. In the event such attorney declines to sign the “Acknowledgment and 

Agreement to Be Bound” prior to the examination, the Parties, by their attorneys, shall jointly 

seek a protective order from the Court prohibiting the attorney from disclosing Protected Material 

in order for the deposition to proceed. 

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reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

(Exhibit A), unless the Designating Party objects to such disclosure or except as otherwise 

ordered by the Court. Before making such a disclosure, Receiving Party must provide notice 

sufficient to allow the Designating Party to object. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or 

exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material must be separately bound by the court 

reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective 

Order; 

(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian 

or other person who otherwise possessed or personally knows the information; and 

(h) mock jurors who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” (Exhibit A). 

7.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the 

Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to: 

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well as 

employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the 

information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A; 

(b) Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary 

for this litigation, (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

(Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 7.5(a)(2), below, have been 

followed; 

(c) the Court and its personnel; 

(d) stenographic reporters, videographers and their respective staff, professional 

jury or trial consultants, and Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for 

this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit 

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(e) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian 

or other person who otherwise possessed or personally knows the information, unless the 

Designating Party objects to the disclosure. 

7.4 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or 

Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a 

Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

SOURCE CODE” only to: 

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well as 

employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the 

information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A; 

(b) up to three Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this litigation, (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 7.5(a)(2), below 

and specifically identified as eligible to access “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” 

Information or Items, have been followed; 

(c) the Court and its personnel; 

(d) stenographic reporters, videographers and their respective staff who have 

signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) and are transcribing or 

videotaping a deposition wherein “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information 

or Items are being discussed, provided that such reporters and videographers shall not retain or be 

given copies of any portions of the source code, which if used during a deposition, will not be 

attached as an exhibit to the transcript but instead shall be identified only by its production 

numbers. 

(e) while testifying at deposition or trial in this action only: (i) any current or 

former officer, director or employee of the Producing Party or original source of the information; 

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(ii) any person designated by the Producing Party to provide testimony pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) 

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and/or (iii) any person who authored, previously received 

(other than in connection with this litigation), or was directly involved in creating, modifying, or 

editing the “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or Items, as evident 

from its face or reasonably certain in view of other testimony or evidence. Persons authorized to 

view “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or Items pursuant to this 

sub-paragraph shall not retain or be given copies of the “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE” Information or Items except while so testifying. Only printed copies of the Source Code 

will be provided to testifying witnesses during their testimony. 

7.5 Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL 

– ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” 

Information or Items to Experts. 

(a)(1) Purposefully left blank. 

(a)(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to in writing by the 

Designating Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an Expert (as defined in this Order) any 

information or item that has been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” pursuant to paragraph 7.3(c) 

first must make a written request to the Designating Party2 that (1) identifies the general 

categories of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” information that the Receiving Party seeks permission to 

disclose to the Expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the Expert and the city and state of his or her 

primary residence, (3) attaches a copy of the Expert’s current resume, (4) identifies the Expert’s 

current employer(s), (5) identifies each person or entity from whom the Expert has received 

 

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the Non-Party’s production of any information or item that has been designated “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE” need not be disclosed to said Non-Party unless such Non-Party requests such information 

prior to the production of any Protected Material. Moreover, unless otherwise requested by the 

Non-Party, subsequently disclosed experts need not be disclosed to the Non-Party before that 

Non-Party’s Protected Material may be disclosed thereto. 

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compensation or funding for work in his or her areas of expertise or to whom the expert has 

provided professional services, including in connection with a litigation, at any time during the 

preceding five years,3 and (6) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and location 

of court) any litigation in connection with which the Expert has offered expert testimony, 

including through a declaration, report, or testimony at a deposition or trial, during the preceding 

five years.

(b) A Party that makes a request and provides the information specified in the 

preceding respective paragraphs may disclose the subject Protected Material to the identified 

Expert unless, within 14 days of delivering the request, the Party receives a written objection 

from the Designating Party. Any such objection must set forth in detail the grounds on which it is 

based. 

(c) A Party that receives a timely written objection must meet and confer with the 

Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try to resolve the matter by 

agreement within seven days of the written objection. If no agreement is reached, the Party 

seeking to make the disclosure to the Expert may file a motion as provided in Civil Local Rule 7 

(and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if applicable) seeking permission from the court 

to do so. Any such motion must describe the circumstances with specificity, set forth in detail the 

reasons why the disclosure to the Expert is reasonably necessary, assess the risk of harm that the 

disclosure would entail, and suggest any additional means that could be used to reduce that risk. 

In addition, any such motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration describing the 

parties’ efforts to resolve the matter by agreement (i.e., the extent and the content of the meet and 

confer discussions) and setting forth the reasons advanced by the Designating Party for its refusal 

to approve the disclosure. 

(d) In any such proceeding, the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear 

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without violating any confidentiality agreements, and the Party seeking to disclose to the Expert 

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proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected Material to its Expert. 

(e) A party who has not previously objected to disclosure of Protected Material to 

an Expert or whose objection has been resolved with respect to previously produced Protected 

Material shall not be precluded from raising an objection to an Expert at a later time with respect 

to Protected Material that is produced after the time for objecting to such Expert has expired or if 

new information about that Expert is disclosed or discovered. Any such objection shall be 

handled in accordance with the provisions set forth above. 

8. PROSECUTION AND ACQUISITION BAR 

(a) Absent written consent from Google LLC, any individual who receives access 

to “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” information designated by Google LLC shall 

not be involved in the prosecution of patents or patent applications relating to navigating between 

elements on a website or between websites, or on an application or between applications, 

including without limitation the patents asserted in this action and any patent or application 

claiming priority to or otherwise related to the patents asserted in this action, before any foreign 

or domestic agency, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“the Patent 

Office”). For purposes of this paragraph, “prosecution” includes any activity related to (i) the 

preparation or prosecution (for any person or entity) of patent applications, including among 

others reexamination and reissue applications or (ii) participating, drafting, amending, advising, 

or otherwise affecting the scope or maintenance of patent claims, or providing assistance with any 

of the foregoing activities.4 To avoid any doubt, “prosecution” as used in this paragraph does not 

include representing a party challenging a patent before a domestic or foreign agency (including, 

but not limited to, a reissue protest, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter 

partes review, post grant review or covered business method review). This Prosecution Bar shall 

begin when access to “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or 

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individual and shall end two (2) years after final termination of this action. 

(b) Absent written consent from Google LLC, any individual who receives access 

to “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” information designated by Google LLC shall 

not be involved in activity related to: (i) the acquisition of patents or patent applications (for any 

person or entity) relating to navigating between elements on a website or between websites, or on 

an application or between applications; or (ii) advising or counseling clients regarding the same. 

This Acquisition Bar shall begin when access to “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE” information is first received by the affected individual and shall end two (2) years after 

final disposition of this action as provided herein. 

9. SOURCE CODE 

(a) To the extent production of source code becomes necessary in this case, a 

Producing Party may designate material as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - SOURCE CODE” if it 

comprises, includes, or substantially discloses confidential, proprietary or trade secret source code 

or algorithms. This material may include, among things, technical design documentation that 

comprises, includes, or substantially discloses source code or algorithms. 

(b) Protected Material designated as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE” shall be subject to all of the protections afforded to “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information including the Prosecution Bar set forth in Paragraph 8 

and the Acquisition Bar set forth in Paragraph 8, and may be disclosed only as set forth in 

Paragraph 7.4.

(c) Any source code produced in discovery shall only be made available for 

inspection, not produced except as set forth below, in a format allowing it to be reasonably 

reviewed and searched, during normal business hours or at other mutually agreeable times, at (1) 

an office of the Producing Party or the Producing Party’s primary outside counsel of record or (2) 

another mutually agreed upon location. Any location under (1) or (2) shall be within the United 

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States. The source code shall be made available for inspection on a secured computer (the “Source 

Code Computer”) in a secured, locked room without Internet access or network access to other 

computers, and the Receiving Party shall not copy, remove, or otherwise transfer any portion of 

the source code onto any recordable media or recordable device. The secured computer shall have 

disk encryption and be password protected. Use or possession of any input/output device (e.g., 

USB memory stick, mobile phone or tablet, camera or any camera-enabled device, CD, floppy 

disk, portable hard drive, laptop, or any device that can access the Internet or any other network 

or external system, etc.) is prohibited while accessing the computer containing the source code. 

All persons entering the locked room containing the source code must agree to submit to 

reasonable security measures to ensure they are not carrying any prohibited items before they will 

be given access to the locked room. The computer containing source code will be made available 

for inspection during regular business hours, upon reasonable notice to the producing party, 

which shall not be less than 3 business days in advance of the requested inspection. The 

Producing Party may visually monitor the activities of the Receiving Party’s representatives 

during any source code review, but only to ensure that there is no unauthorized recording, 

copying, or transmission of the source code. 

(d) No person shall copy, e-mail, transmit, upload, download, print, 

photograph or otherwise duplicate any portion of the designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - 

SOURCE CODE” material, except that the Receiving Party may request paper copies of limited 

portions of source code, but only if and to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of 

court filings, pleadings, expert reports, or other papers, or for deposition or trial. In no event may 

the Receiving Party print more than 35 consecutive pages, or an aggregate total of more than 500 

pages, of source code during the duration of the case without prior written approval by the 

Producing Party. In the event the Receiving Party requires additional pages, the Parties will meet 

and confer with the burden on the Receiving Party to show good cause why additional pages are 

necessary. The Receiving Party shall not request paper copies for the purposes of reviewing the 

source code other than electronically as set forth in paragraph (c) in the first instance. Within 5 

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business days or such additional time as necessary due to volume requested, the Producing Party 

will provide the requested material on watermarked or colored paper bearing Bates numbers and 

the legend “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - SOURCE CODE" unless objected to as discussed 

below. At the inspecting Party’s request, up to two additional sets (or subsets) of printed source 

code may be requested and provided by the Producing Party in a timely fashion. Even if within 

the limits described, the Producing Party may challenge the amount of source code requested in 

hard copy form or whether the source code requested in hard copy form is reasonably necessary 

to any case preparation activity pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure and timeframes set 

forth in Paragraph 6 whereby the Producing Party is the “Challenging Party” and the Receiving 

Party is the “Designating Party” for purposes of dispute resolution. Contested printouts do not 

need to be produced to the Receiving Party until the matter is resolved by the Court. 

(e) The Receiving Party shall maintain a record of any individual who has 

inspected any portion of the source code in electronic or paper form. The Receiving Party shall 

maintain all printed portions of the source code in a secured, locked area under the direct control 

of counsel responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of the designated materials. 

Any paper copies designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - SOURCE CODE” shall be stored or 

viewed only at (i) the offices of outside counsel for the Receiving Party, (ii) the offices of outside 

experts or consultants who have been approved to access source code; (iii) the site where any 

deposition is taken (iv) the Court; or (v) any intermediate location necessary to transport the 

information to a hearing, trial or deposition. Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, 

the Receiving Party shall not create any electronic or other images of the paper copies and shall 

not convert any of the information contained in the paper copies into any electronic format. Any 

printed pages of source code, and any other documents or things reflecting source code that have 

been designated by the producing party as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - SOURCE CODE” may 

not be copied, digitally imaged or otherwise duplicated, except in limited excerpts necessary to 

attach as exhibits to depositions, expert reports, or court filings as discussed below. Any paper 

copies used during a deposition shall be retrieved by the Receiving Party at the end of each day 

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and must not be given to or left with a court reporter or any other unauthorized individual.

(f) The Receiving Party’s outside counsel and/or expert shall be entitled to 

take notes relating to the source code but may not copy source code into the notes, but may copy 

names of functions, variables, or other elements into the notes so long as the copied sections do 

not include a string of consecutive names or expressions or a substantial portion of one or more 

lines of source code. No copies of all or any portion of the source code may leave the room in 

which the source code is inspected except as otherwise provided herein. Further, no other written 

or electronic record of the source code is permitted except as otherwise provided herein. 

(g) A list of names of persons who will view the source code will be provided 

to the producing party in conjunction with any written (including email) notice requesting 

inspection. The Receiving Party shall maintain a daily log of the names of persons who enter the 

locked room to view the source code and when they enter and depart. The Producing Party shall 

be entitled to a copy of the log. 

(h) The Receiving Party’s outside counsel shall maintain a log of all copies of 

the source code (received from a Producing Party) that are delivered by the Receiving Party to 

any person. The log shall include the names of the recipients and reviewers of copies and 

locations where the copies are stored. Upon request by the Producing Party, the Receiving Party 

shall provide reasonable assurances and/or descriptions of the security measures employed by the 

Receiving Party and/or person that receives a copy of any portion of the source code. 

(i) Except as provided in this paragraph, the Receiving Party may not create 

electronic images, or any other images, of the source code from the paper copy for use on a 

computer (e.g., may not scan the source code to a PDF, or photograph the code). The Receiving 

Party may create an electronic copy or image of limited excerpts of source code only to the extent 

necessary in a pleading, exhibit, expert report, discovery document, deposition transcript, other 

Court document, or any drafts of these documents5

 ("SOURCE CODE DOCUMENTS"). The 

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which such part of the Source Code is used. Images or copies of Source Code shall not be 

included in correspondence between the parties (references to production numbers shall be used 

instead) and shall be omitted from pleadings and other papers except to the extent permitted 

herein. The Receiving Party may create an electronic image of a selected portion of the Source 

Code only when the electronic file containing such image has been encrypted using commercially 

reasonable encryption software including password protection. The communication and/or 

disclosure of electronic files containing any portion of source code shall at all times be limited to 

individuals who are authorized to see source code under the provisions of this Protective 

Order. Additionally, all electronic copies must be labeled "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - 

SOURCE CODE." 

(j) To the extent portions of source code are quoted in a SOURCE CODE 

DOCUMENT, either (1) the entire document will be stamped and treated as HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL- SOURCE CODE or (2) those pages containing quoted Source Code will be 

separately bound, and stamped and treated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - SOURCE CODE. 

(k) The Receiving Party shall maintain a log of all electronic images and paper 

copies of Source Code Material in its possession or in the possession of its retained consultants, 

including the names of the recipients and reviewers of any electronic or paper copies and the 

locations where the copies are stored. 

10. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER 

LITIGATION 

If a Party is served with a subpoena issued by a court, arbitral, administrative, or 

legislative body, or with a court order issued in other litigation that compels disclosure of any 

information or items designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE 

CODE” that Party must: 

(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall 

include a copy of the subpoena or court order; 

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issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or order is 

subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated 

Protective Order; and 

(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued by the 

Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.6

If the Designating Party timely7 seeks a protective order, the Party served with the 

subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” before a determination by the court from 

which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s 

permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that 

court of its confidential material – and nothing in these provisions should be construed as 

authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful directive from 

another court. 

11. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN THIS 

LITIGATION 

(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a NonParty in this action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – 

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE”. Such 

information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the 

remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as 

prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections. 

(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to 

produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is subject to an 

agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential information, then the 

 

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Protective Order and to afford the Designating Party in this case an opportunity to try to protect 

its confidentiality interests in the court from which the subpoena or order issued. 

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Party shall: 

1. promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party that 

some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement with a NonParty; 

2. promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated Protective 

Order in this litigation, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific description of 

the information requested; and 

3. make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-Party. 

(c) If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this Court 

within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may 

produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the NonParty timely objects or seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any 

information in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the 

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12. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 

If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed Protected 

Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Stipulated Protective 

Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the Designating Party of the 

unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the 

Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were 

made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the 

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rights of a Non-Party and to afford the Non-Party an opportunity to protect its confidentiality 

interests in this court. 

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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain produced material is 

subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties are 

those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to 

modify whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for 

production without prior privilege review. If information is produced in discovery that is subject 

to a claim of privilege or of protection as trial-preparation material, the party making the claim 

may notify any party that received the information of the claim and the basis for it. After being 

notified, a party must promptly return or destroy the specified information and any copies it has 

and may not sequester, use or disclose the information until the claim is resolved. This includes a 

restriction against presenting the information to the court for a determination of the claim. A 

Producing Party may assert privilege or protection over produced documents at any time by 

notifying the Receiving Party in writing of the assertion of privilege or protection. In addition, 

information that contains privileged matter or attorney work product shall be immediately 

returned if such information appears on its face to have been inadvertently produced. Pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), the production of a privileged or work-productprotected document is not a waiver of privilege or protection from discovery in this case or in any 

other federal or state proceeding. For example, the mere production of privileged or workproduct-protected documents in this case as part of a mass production is not itself a waiver in this 

case or any other federal or state proceeding. 

14. MISCELLANEOUS 

14.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to 

seek its modification by agreement with other Parties or by applying to the Court if such 

agreement cannot be reached. Furthermore, without application to the Court, any party that is a 

beneficiary of the protections of this Order may enter a written agreement releasing any other 

party hereto from one or more requirements of this Order even if the conduct subject to the 

release would otherwise violate the terms herein. 

14.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this Protective 

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Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any 

information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no 

Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered 

by this Protective Order. 

14.3 No Agreement Concerning Discoverability. The identification or agreed upon 

treatment of certain types of Disclosure and Discovery Material does not reflect agreement by the 

Parties that the disclosure of such categories of Disclosure and Discovery Material is required or 

appropriate in this action. The Parties reserve the right to argue that any particular category of 

Disclosure and Discovery Material should not be produced. 

14.4 Export Control. Disclosure of Protected Material shall be subject to all applicable 

laws and regulations relating to the export of technical data contained in such Protected Material, 

including the release of such technical data to foreign persons or nationals in the United States or 

elsewhere. Each party receiving Protected Information shall comply with all applicable export 

control statutes and regulations. See, e.g., 15 CFR 734.2(b). No Protected Information may leave 

the territorial boundaries of the United States of America or be made available to any foreign 

national who is not (i) lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or (ii) 

identified as a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 

1324b(a)(3)). Without limitation, this prohibition extends to Protected Information (including 

copies) in physical and electronic form. The viewing of Protected Information through electronic 

means outside the territorial limits of the United States of America is similarly 

prohibited. Notwithstanding this prohibition, Protected Information, exclusive of material 

designated RESTRICTED CONFIDENTIAL ‐ SOURCE CODE, and to the extent otherwise 

permitted by law, may be taken outside the territorial limits of the United States if it is reasonably 

necessary for a deposition taken in a foreign country. The restrictions contained within this 

paragraph may be amended through the consent of the producing Party to the extent that such 

agreed to procedures conform with applicable export control laws and regulations. 

14.5 Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the Designating Party 

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or a Court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in 

the public record in this action any Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any 

Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only be filed 

under seal pursuant to a Court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material at 

issue. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, a sealing order will issue only upon a request 

establishing that the Protected Material at issue is privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or 

otherwise entitled to protection under the law. If a Receiving Party's request to file Protected 

Material under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(e) is denied by the court, then the 

Receiving Party may file the Protected Material in the public record pursuant to Civil Local Rule 

79-5(e)(2) unless otherwise instructed by the court. 

14.6 Use of Protected Material at Hearing or Trial. A Party shall provide a minimum of 

two business day's notice to the Producing Party in the event that a Party intends to use any 

Protected Information during trial. Subject to any challenges under Section 6, the Parties will not 

oppose any reasonable request by the Producing Party that the courtroom be sealed, if allowed by 

the Court, during the presentation of any testimony, evidence, or argument relating to or 

involving the use of any Protected Material. 

14.7 No Limitation on Legal Representation. Nothing in this Order shall preclude or 

impede Outside Counsel of Record’s ability to communicate with or advise their client in 

connection with this litigation based on such counsel’s review and evaluation of Protected 

Material, provided however that such communications or advice shall not disclose or reveal the 

substance or content of any Protected Material other than as permitted under this Order. 

14.8 Violations. If any Party violates the limitations on the use of Protected Material as 

described above, the Party violating this Order shall be subject to sanctions, or any other remedies 

as appropriate, as ordered by the Court. In the event motion practice is required to enforce the 

terms of this Order, the prevailing party on such a motion shall be awarded costs, expenses, and 

fees, including attorney or other professional fees, incurred in connection with the discovery of 

the violation and the preparation, filing, and arguing of the motion or any other proceedings 

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resulting from the violation. 

14.9 Agreement Upon Execution. Each of the Parties agrees to be bound by the terms of 

this Stipulated Protective Order as of the date counsel for such party executes this Stipulated 

Protective Order, even if prior to entry of this Order by the Court. 

15. FINAL DISPOSITION 

Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, as defined in paragraph 4, each 

Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such 

material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, 

compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected 

Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must 

submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the 

Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all 

the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has 

not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or 

capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to 

retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motions and trial briefs (including all supporting and 

opposing papers and exhibits thereto), written discovery requests and responses (and exhibits 

thereto), deposition transcripts (and exhibits thereto), trial transcripts, and exhibits offered or 

introduced into evidence at any hearing or trial, and their attorney work product which refers or is 

related to any CONFIDENTIAL and CONFIDENTIAL OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY 

information for archival purposes only. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute 

Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION). 

16. INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION The 

United States District Court for the Northern District of California is responsible for the 

interpretation and enforcement of this Order. After final disposition of this litigation, the 

provisions of this Order shall continue to be binding except with respect to that Disclosure or 

Discovery Material that become a matter of public record. This Court retains and shall have 

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continuing jurisdiction over the Parties and recipients of the Protected Material for enforcement 

of the provision of this Order following final disposition of this litigation. All disputes concerning 

Protected Material produced under the protection of this Order shall be resolved by the United 

States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

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Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I attest under penalty of perjury that 

concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from each of its signatories. 

Dated: January 21, 2019 

By: _/s/ Hao Ni_______________________ Hao Ni 

M. ELIZABETH DAY (SBN 177125) 

eday@feinday.com 

DAVID ALBERTI (SBN 220265) 

dalberti@feinday.com 

MARC BELLOLI (SBN 244290) 

mbelloli@feinday.com 

FEINBERG DAY ALBERTI LIM & 

BELLOLI LLP 

1600 El Camino Real, Suite 280 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Tel: 650.618.4360 

Fax: 650.618.4368 

Hao Ni (pro hac vice) 

hni@nilawfirm.com 

NI, WANG & MASSAND, PLLC 

8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 500 

Dallas, TX 75231 

Telephone: (972) 331-4600 

Facsimile: (972) 314-0900 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HYPERMEDIA NAVIGATION LLC 

Dated: January 21, 2019 

By: /s/ Melody Drummond Hansen_______ Melody Drummond Hansen 

DARIN W. SNYDER (S.B. #136003) 

dsnyder@omm.com 

LUANN L. SIMMONS (S.B. #203526) 

lsimmons@omm.com 

DAVID ALMELING (S.B. #235449) 

dalmeling@omm.com 

MELODY DRUMMOND HANSEN (S.B. 

#278786) 

mdrummondhansen@omm.com 

MARK LIANG (S.B. #278487) 

mliang@omm.com 

BILL TRAC (S.B. #281437) 

btrac@omm.com 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-3823 

Tel: (415) 984-8700 Fax: (415) 984-8701 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GOOGLE LLC 

IT IS ORDERED that the foregoing Agreement is approved. 

Dated: ______________________ _________________________________________

 United States District Judge 

Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

1/22/2019

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EXHIBIT A 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 

I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of 

______________________________________________ [print or type full address], declare 

under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective 

Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 

the case of Hypermedia Navigation LLC v. Google LLC, 3:18-cv-6137-HSG. I agree to comply 

with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and 

acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature 

of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item 

that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict 

compliance with the provisions of this Order. 

I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective 

Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action. 

Date: _________________________________ 

City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________ 

Printed name: ______________________________ 

Signature: __________________________________ 

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