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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:145 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL

CO., LTD.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MEDIATEK, INC., et al.,

Defendants 

MEDIATEK, INC,

Counterclaimant,

 v.

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL

CO., LTD., et al.

Counterclaim Defendants /

No. 05-3148 MMC 

ORDER DENYING MEDIATEK’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

UNDER SEAL MOTION TO STRIKE

Before the Court is defendant/counterclaimant Mediatek, Inc.’s (“Mediatek”)

administrative motion, filed May 11, 2007, for leave to file under seal its motion to strike

portions of plaintiff’s reply in support of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and the

exhibit attached thereto. Mediatek represents that its motion and attached exhibit contain

material that has been designated as confidential by plaintiff.

Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any

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material designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion

for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d). “Within five days thereafter, the designating

party must file with the Court and serve a declaration establishing that the designated

information is sealable, and must lodge and serve a narrowly tailored proposed sealing

order, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality.” Id. “If the designating party

does not file its responsive declaration as required by this subsection, the document or

proposed filing will be made part of the public record.” Id.

Here, the designating party, plaintiff, has not filed a responsive declaration within the

time provided under Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).

Accordingly, defendant’s administrative motion is hereby DENIED, and the Clerk of

the Court is hereby DIRECTED to file in the public record “Defendant and Counterclaimant

Mediatek, Inc.’s Motion to Strike New Arguments in Plaintiff’s Reply Brief or in the

Alternative, Request for Permission to File a Short Surreply and Surreply.” See Civil L.R.

79-5(d).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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