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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., a

Delaware corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a

Cayman Island corporation,

Defendant. /

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

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O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a

Cayman Island corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., a

Delaware corporation, et al., 

Defendants. /

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND CROSSCLAIMS.

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No. C 04-2000 CW

(consolidated with

No. C 06-2929 CW)

ORDER GRANTING IN

PART DEFENDANTS'

ADMINISTRATIVE

REQUEST TO FILE

UNDER SEAL (DOCKET

NO. 1098)

Defendants MPS and ASUSTeK request to file under seal over a

dozen exhibits to the Declaration of Orion Armon in support of

their opening brief on inequitable conduct. These exhibits contain

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information that O2 Micro has designated as highly confidential. 

O2 Micro has submitted a supporting declaration establishing

that Exhibits A, D, F, G, H, K, O, Q, R, U, W, X, Y and Z contain

confidential information that is sealable under Local Rule 79-5. 

However, Exhibits L, M, and AA were published to the jury in open

court during the trial of this action. These exhibits are already

part of the public record, and filing them under seal would be

inconsistent with the policy underlying Local Rule 79-5.

For these reasons, Defendants' administrative request is

GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Exhibits A, D, F, G, H, K, O,

Q, R, U, W, X, Y and Z shall be filed under seal. Defendants shall

resubmit these exhibits to the Court for filing in a form that does

not contain Exhibits L, M and AA. Exhibits L, M and AA shall not

be filed under seal, and Defendants shall file these exhibits in

the public record. Pursuant to Rule 79-5(e), the Clerk shall hold

the lodged documents for three days for Defendants to retrieve

them, and, thereafter, if they are not retrieved, dispose of them.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 9/10/07 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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