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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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JAMES POOLEY (CA SBN 58041) 

L. SCOTT OLIVER (CA SBN 174824) 

DIANA LUO (CA SBN 233712) 

KATHERINE NOLAN-STEVAUX (CA SBN 244950) 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

755 Page Mill Road 

Palo Alto, California 94304-1018 

Telephone: (650) 813-5600 

Facsimile: (650) 494-0792 

JPooley@mofo.com 

SOliver@mofo.com 

DLuo@mofo.com 

KNolanstevaux@mofo.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

OPTOVUE CORPORATION and 

Counterdefendants OPTOVUE CORPORATION, 

JAY WEI and YONGHUA ZHAO 

DONALD L. BARTELS #65142 

BRUCE E. COPELAND #124888 

LAURA K. CARTER #244956 

NIXON PEABODY LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3600 

Telephone: (415) 984-8200 

Facsimile: (415) 984-8300 

dbartels@nixonpeabody.com 

bcopeland@nixonpeabody.com 

lcarter@nixonpeabody.com 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant 

CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - OAKLAND DIVISION 

OPTOVUE CORPORATION, a California 

Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC., a New York 

Corporation, 

 Defendant. 

AND RELATED COUNTERACTION. 

Case No. C 07-03010 CW 

STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

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WHEREAS, the parties hereto, Plaintiff Optovue Corporation and Counterdefendants 

Optovue, Jay Wei, and Yonghua Zhao (collectively referred to as “Optovue”) and 

Defendant/Counterclaimant Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. (“CZM”) agree that certain documents and 

things, answers to interrogatories, and testimony will contain confidential business, technical, or 

scientific information within the meaning of Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. All documents, materials, items, and/or information that contain or comprise 

confidential commercial, research, or development information produced either by a party or by a 

nonparty to or for either of the parties shall be governed by this Protective Order. 

2. Any information or materials produced by any party or nonparty as part of 

discovery in this action may be designated by such party or nonparty as (1) “Confidential” or (2) 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” (collectively, “Confidential Material”) under the 

terms of this Protective Order. 

3. Information or materials may be designated as “Confidential” if a party has a good 

faith belief that the item so designated constitutes a trade secret or confidential commercial, 

research, or development information. 

4. Information or materials may be designated as “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ 

Eyes Only” if the item so designated is of such highly proprietary and/or trade secret nature that 

the risk of improper use arising from disclosure to another party clearly outweighs the right of 

that party to review items produced in this action, including but not limited to highly sensitive 

technical or financial information, trade secrets, strategic plans or business information such as 

vendors, costs, pricing, or customer list. Information or materials that are both “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” may be designated as either at the designator’s 

discretion. 

5. The designation of information or material as “Confidential” or “Highly 

Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” for purposes of this Protective Order shall be made in the 

following manner by the party or nonparty seeking protection: 

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 A. in the case of documents, exhibits, briefs, memoranda, interrogatory 

responses, responses to requests for admission, or other materials (apart from depositions or other 

pretrial or trial testimony): 

By affixing the legend “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” as 

appropriate, to each page containing any Confidential Material, at the time such 

documents are produced or such information is disclosed; 

B. in the case of depositions: 

i. during a deposition, the deponent or his counsel, or any 

other counsel of record present at the deposition, may invoke the provisions of this 

Protective Order by designating on the record that the testimony is “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only”; or 

ii. within five (5) business days after a deposition, by written 

designation sent by counsel to all parties; 

iii. The parties shall treat such depositions as “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” as the case may be, unless and until the 

designating party withdraws the designation (or a portion of it) in writing. 

iv. Any party may make a written request to produce a redacted 

version of a designated deposition transcript, in which case, within ten (10) business days 

of the later of (a) the receipt of such request and (b) receipt of a final version of such 

transcript, counsel for the designating party shall deliver to counsel for the other party 

written notice of the specific page and lines numbers and/or exhibit numbers that contain 

information designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” 

so that counsel for the non filing party may provide appropriately redacted copies of the 

transcript and exhibits to individuals not approved for access to information designated 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 

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v. The parties may modify this procedure for any particular 

deposition or proceeding through agreement on the record at such deposition or 

proceeding or otherwise by written stipulation, without further order of the Court. 

vi. If any document or information designated as 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” is used during the course 

of a deposition, that portion of the deposition record reflecting such confidential document 

or information shall be sealed and stamped with the designated degree of confidentiality, 

and access thereto shall be limited pursuant to the other terms of this Protective Order. 

C. in the case of computer source code: 

Computer source code (defined herein as computer source code or similar 

confidential programming statements and/or instructions that are converted into 

machine language by compilers, assemblers or interpreters) may be designated by affixing 

the following legend on the media itself (such as a label on a diskette, hard drive, DVD or 

CD-ROM): “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only - Computer Source Code.” In 

this Order, references to and restrictions pertaining to “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ 

Eyes Only” material shall include and apply to “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only - Computer Source Code.” Provisions for the custody of “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only - Computer Source Code” materials are set out below in Section 20. 

 D. in the case of any other tangible items (information other than in 

documentary or computer source code form): 

By affixing the legend “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” as 

appropriate, in a prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in which 

the information or items is stored and legend “Confidential” or Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” at the time such things are produced or such information is 

disclosed; 

6. Information or material designated as “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only,” or copies or extracts therefrom and compilations and summaries thereof, may be 

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disclosed, characterized, or otherwise communicated or made available in whole or in part only to 

the following persons: 

 A. counsel of record for the parties to this litigation and their employees 

whose functions in connection with this litigation require access to such material; 

 B. consultants as defined in Paragraph 8 herein and pursuant to the provisions 

of Paragraph 9 herein and subject to and conditioned upon compliance with Paragraph 10 herein; 

C. the Court; 

 D. court reporters, videographers, interpreters, and translators employed in 

connection with this action; 

 E. graphics, imaging, or design services retained by counsel for a party for 

purposes of preparing images of documents or demonstrative or other exhibits for deposition, trial 

or other court proceedings in this action, subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 

Paragraph 10 herein; 

 F. jury or trial consulting services retained by counsel for a party, subject to 

and conditioned upon compliance with Paragraph 10 herein; and 

 G. any other person only upon order of the Court or upon written consent of 

the party or nonparty producing the Confidential Material subject to and conditioned upon 

compliance with Paragraph 10 herein. 

7. Information or material designated as “Confidential,” or copies or extracts 

therefrom and compilations and summaries thereof, may be disclosed, characterized, or otherwise 

communicated or made available in whole or in part only to the persons listed in Paragraph 6 (on 

the same terms and conditions set forth therein) as well as to employees of the parties who have 

been informed of and consented to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order and whose 

assistance is needed by counsel for the purposes of this litigation. 

8. For purposes of this Protective Order, a consultant shall be defined as a person 

who is neither an employee of a party nor anticipated to become an employee, and who is 

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retained or employed as a consultant or expert for purposes of this litigation, whether full or part 

time, by or at the direction of counsel for a party. 

9. The procedure for having a consultant approved for access to information or 

materials designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” shall be 

as follows: 

 A. The party seeking to have a consultant, as defined in Paragraph 8 herein, 

approved shall provide the other party with a current resume or curriculum vitae of such person, 

which shall include a description of past and present employers, testimony given in the last four 

(4) years, and persons or entities with whom the consultant has been engaged in any consulting 

relationships in the semiconductor and software industry, and a copy of a completed and signed 

undertaking in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

 B. Within five (5) business days of receipt of the information and signed 

undertaking described above by the party seeking approval, the other party may object to the 

person proposed for approval. Any such objection must include a statement of the basis for 

objection. 

 C. If the other party so objects, the parties shall, within five (5) business days 

of receipt of the notice of objection, confer and attempt to resolve the dispute. At such 

conference the objecting party shall inform the party requesting approval of its reasons for 

objecting to the designated person. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute, then, within five (5) 

business days from the date of the conference or if the conference does not take place, within ten 

(10) business days from the date of the of notice of objection, the objecting party may move the 

Court for an order that access to information designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only” be denied to the designated person. These time periods are not to restrict 

either party from moving for a court order earlier if the circumstances so require. During the 

objection process described herein, no information or materials designated as “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” shall be shown to the consultant. 

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10. No person listed in Paragraphs 6(B), 6(E), 6(F) or 6(G) above, may be given 

access to any information or material designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only” without first completing and signing a copy of an undertaking in the form 

attached hereto as Exhibit A. Counsel of record shall retain original executed copies of the signed 

undertakings of consultants, graphics, imaging or design services, or trial consulting services 

retained by each party. Access to “Confidential” information or material will be limited to 

individuals identified in Paragraph 7. Access to “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” 

information or material will be limited to the individuals identified in Paragraph 6. 

11. Any person who is not otherwise qualified under Paragraphs 6 or 7 to view 

information or material designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only,” respectively, may be examined as a witness during a deposition or at trial concerning any 

information or material designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only” which that person had received or authored before and apart from this action. During 

deposition or at trial, any witness may be shown information or material designated as 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” which appears on its face or 

from other documents or testimony to have been received by or authored by that witness, or 

communicated to that witness by the designating party. 

12. Without written permission from the designating party 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 “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” material. A party that 

seeks to file under seal any Confidential Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. 

13. A party may challenge any other party’s designation of information or materials 

produced herein as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” by serving a 

written objection upon the Producing Party. The Producing Party shall notify the challenging 

party in writing of the bases for the asserted designation within ten (10) business days after 

receiving any written objection. The parties shall confer in good faith as to the validity of the 

designation within five (5) business days after the challenging party has received the notice of the 

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bases for the asserted designation. To the extent the parties are unable to reach an agreement as 

to the designation, the objecting party may make an appropriate application to the Court, with 

confidential portions thereof to be kept under seal, requesting that specifically identified 

documents, information, and/or deposition testimony be excluded from the provisions of this 

Protective Order or downgraded in terms of the degree of protection provided. Until a dispute 

over the asserted designation is finally resolved by the parties or the Court, all parties and persons 

shall treat the information or materials in question as designated. 

14. All “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information 

and material covered by this Protective Order shall be kept in secure facilities, and access to those 

facilities shall be permitted only to those designated persons set forth in Paragraphs 6 and 7 above 

as persons properly having access thereto. 

15. All counsel for the parties who have access to information or material designated 

as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” under this Protective Order 

acknowledge they are bound by this Protective Order and submit to the jurisdiction of this Court 

for purposes of enforcing this Protective Order. 

16. Entering into, agreeing to, and/or producing or receiving information or material 

designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” or otherwise 

complying with the terms of this Protective Order shall not: 

 A. operate as an admission by any party that any particular information or 

material designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” contains 

or reflects trade secrets, proprietary or commercially sensitive information, or any other type of 

confidential information; 

 B. operate as an admission by any party that the restrictions and procedures 

set forth herein constitute or do not constitute adequate protection for any particular information 

deemed by any party to be “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only”; 

 C. prejudice in any way the rights of the parties to object to the production of 

documents they consider not subject to discovery or privileged; 

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 D. prejudice in any way the rights of any party to object to the authenticity or 

admissibility into evidence of any document, testimony or other evidence subject to this 

Protective Order; 

 E. prejudice in any way the rights of a party to seek a determination by the 

Court whether any information or material should be subject to the terms of this Protective Order; 

 F. prejudice in any way the rights of a party to petition the Court for a further 

protective order relating to any purportedly confidential information; or 

 G. prevent the parties to this Protective Order from agreeing in writing or on 

the record during a deposition or hearing in this action to alter or waive the provisions or 

protections provided for herein with respect to any particular information or material. 

17. This Protective Order has no effect upon, and shall not apply to, a party’s use or 

disclosure of its own confidential information for any purpose. Nothing contained herein shall 

impose any restrictions on the use or disclosure by a party of documents, information or material 

designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” obtained by such 

party independently of any proceedings in this action, or which: 

 A. was already known to such party by lawful means prior to acquisition from, 

or disclosure by, the other party in this action; 

B. is or becomes publicly known through no fault or act of such party; or 

 C. is rightfully received by such party from a third party without restriction as 

to disclosure. 

18. Nothing in this Protective Order shall restrict any counsel from advising its client 

with respect to this action, and from relying in a general way upon an examination of material 

designated pursuant to this Protective Order in giving such advice, provided, however, that in 

giving such advice and communicating with the client, counsel shall not specifically disclose the 

contents of any “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” material. 

19. If a party inadvertently produces “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information without marking it as such, the Producing Party shall 

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promptly upon discovery of such inadvertent disclosure inform the Receiving Party in writing and 

the Receiving Party shall thereafter treat the document, thing or information as Confidential 

Material under this Protective Order. To the extent such document, thing or information may 

have been disclosed to persons other than authorized persons described in this Protective Order, 

the Receiving Party shall make every reasonable effort to retrieve the document, thing or 

information promptly from such persons and to limit any further disclosure to non authorized 

persons. If a Producing Party inadvertently discloses to a Receiving Party information that is 

privileged or otherwise immune from discovery, said Producing Party shall promptly upon 

discovery of such inadvertent disclosure so advise the Receiving Party in writing and request that 

the item or items of information be returned. The Receiving Party will return such inadvertently 

produced item or items of information and all copies thereof within ten (10) business days of the 

earliest of (a) discovery by the Receiving Party of the inadvertent production, or (b) receiving a 

written request for the return of such item or items of information. Such inadvertent production 

shall not constitute a waiver of the protections available under the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

20. Materials designated as “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only - Computer 

Source Code” shall be handled in the following manner: 

 20.1 Storage and Copying of Computer Source Code: Because of the highly 

sensitive nature of computer source code and because of the ease with which electronic media 

may be copied, transported, or stolen, a program in computer source code form may not be copied 

or stored by any person permitted to have access to the same (an “authorized person”), except as 

expressly permitted herein. 

 (a) When a Producing Party produces a program in computer source 

code form (e.g., on diskette, hard drive, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.), no authorized person may copy 

such program onto any form of removable electronic media (such as diskettes, CD-ROM, DVD, 

PC card, flash media, etc.), or network servers except to the extent loaded into RAM, virtual 

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RAM, or hard drive of a “stand-alone” non-networked computer, as required by a computer’s 

operating system for viewing or analysis purposes. 

 (b) To reduce the possibility of theft by, for example, a computer 

“hacker,” an authorized person may only view, analyze or otherwise use a Producing Party’s 

program in computer source code form on a computer that, at the time of such viewing, analysis 

or other use, is completely “stand alone” and not linked to any network, including without limit a 

local area network (“LAN”), an intranet or the internet. In the event that the authorized person’s 

computer is normally connected to such network, the computer must be disconnected from that 

network at such times that the computer source code is actually being viewed, analyzed or 

otherwise used. 

 (c) An authorized person shall only view, analyze or otherwise use a 

Producing Party’s computer source code, on a computer that such authorized person has control 

over. For example, no authorized person shall utilize a publicly-available computer to view, 

analyze or otherwise use a Producing Party’s computer source code. 

 20.2 Excerpting Computer Source Code: Notwithstanding the provisions set 

forth in paragraph 20.1, an authorized person may excerpt portions of a Producing Party’s 

computer source code onto paper or into electronically-stored files (such as an electronicallystored document) for any legitimate purpose directly relating to this litigation, but only if the 

following provisions are satisfied. 

 (a) The Receiving Party shall exercise due care to excerpt computer 

source code onto paper or into electronically-stored files only to the extent that it is genuinely 

necessary for the above purpose. Any and all such computer source code excerpts shall be 

marked “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only – Computer Source Code.” In the event 

that such document or electronically-stored file is accessible through a computer network, the 

network shall be subject to reasonable security measures, such as password protection, so as to 

limit access to authorized persons. 

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 (b) If a Producing Party’s computer source code is to be copied 

electronically into a brief for submission to the Court, or otherwise for presentation at a hearing or 

at trial the Receiving Party shall exercise due care to excerpt computer source code onto paper or 

electronic media only to the extent that it is genuinely necessary for such purposes. Any such 

submitted brief shall be marked “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only – Computer Source 

Code” and access thereto shall continue to be limited to authorized persons. 

20.3 Transporting Computer Source Code: A Producing Party’s program in computer 

source code form may not be transported or transmitted electronically over a network of any kind, 

including over a local area network (LAN), intranet or the Internet. The above rule shall apply as 

well to the transport of computer source code excerpts, except as specifically described in 

Paragraph 20.2. 

21. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek modification of this Protective 

Order by application to the Court.1 

22. The parties agree to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order pending its 

entry by the Court. 

23. The provisions of this Protective Order shall, absent written permission of the 

Producing Party or further order of the Court, continue to be binding throughout and after the 

conclusion of this action, including without limitation any appeals therefrom. Except as provided 

below, within forty five (45) days after receiving notice of the entry of an order, judgment or 

decree finally disposing of this action, including any appeals therefrom, all persons having 

received information or material designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only” hereunder shall destroy such material and all copies thereof including 

summaries and excerpts. Such destruction shall be certified by each party in writing. Counsel 

described in Paragraph 6(A) above shall be entitled to retain court papers, deposition and trial 

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 Specifically, each party reserves all rights to seek leave to amend the Protective Order 

should litigation counsel for the opposing party become involved in patent prosecution for such 

party. See January 3, 2008 Declaration of Donald Bartel, attached hereto as Exhibit B. 

Moreover, each party reserves all rights to oppose such motion. 

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transcripts and attorney work product (including court papers, transcripts and exhibits, and 

attorney work product that contain information or material designated as “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only”) provided that such counsel, and employees of 

such counsel, shall not disclose any such information and material designated as “Confidential” 

or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” contained in such court papers, transcripts, or 

attorney work product to any other person or entity except pursuant to a written agreement with 

the Producing Party of the information or material. All materials returned to the parties or their 

counsel by the Court likewise shall be disposed of in accordance with this paragraph. 

24. In the event that any information or material designated as “Confidential” or 

“Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” hereunder is used in any court proceeding in this 

action or any appeal therefrom, such information or material shall not lose its status as 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” through such use. Counsel for 

the parties shall confer on such procedures as are necessary to protect the confidentiality of any 

documents, information and transcripts used in the course of any court proceedings, and shall 

incorporate such procedures, as appropriate, in the pre-trial order. 

25. If any party (a) is subpoenaed in another action, (b) is served with a demand in 

another action to which it is a party, or (c) is served with any other legal process by one not a 

party to this action, seeking information or material which was produced or designated as 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” by someone other than that 

party, the party shall give prompt written notice, by hand or facsimile transmission to those who 

produced or designated the information or material “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential - 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” shall object to production to the extent permitted by law, and shall 

cooperate with the Producing Party in such objection. Should the non-party seeking access to the 

information or material take action against the party or anyone else covered by this Protective 

Order to enforce such a subpoena, demand or other legal process, the party shall respond by 

setting forth the existence and terms of this Protective Order. Nothing herein shall be construed 

as requiring the party or anyone else covered by this Protective Order to challenge or appeal any 

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order requiring production of information or material covered by this Protective Order, or to 

subject itself to any penalties for noncompliance with any legal process or order, or to seek any 

relief from this Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: JAMES POOLEY 

L. SCOTT OLIVER 

DIANA LUO 

KATHERINE NOLAN-STEVAUX 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

By: 

Diana Luo 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 OPTOVUE CORPORATION and 

 Counterdefendants OPTOVUE 

 CORPORATION, INC.; JAY WEI 

 and YONGHUA ZHAO 

Dated: DONALD L. BARTELS 

BRUCE E. COPELAND 

LAURA K. CARTER 

NIXON PEABODY LLP 

By: 

Donald L. Bartels 

Attorneys for Defendant and 

Counterclaimant CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, 

INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. BUT SEE LOCAL RULE 79-5. 

 1/9/08 

DATED: 

 The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Judge 

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EXHIBIT A 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

I acknowledge that I have read and I understand the Protective Order governing 

Confidential Material entered in this action and hereby agree to abide by its terms and conditions. 

I acknowledge that the Protective Order provides that I may not become an employee or paid 

consultant to the Receiving Party for purposes unrelated to this litigation for a period of one year 

following the resolution of the litigation. I am not currently an employee or paid consultant of the 

Receiving Party for purposes unrelated to this litigation. As a condition to access by me to 

information designated by the Producing Party as Confidential Material, I subject myself to the 

jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 

connection with any alleged breach by me of the Protective Order in this case. I understand that 

any such violation may subject me to penalties for contempt of court and/or civil damages. 

DATED: _________________ 

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 Signature 

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 Name Printed 

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 Street Address 

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 City, State 

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