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Case No. 17-CV-00220-LHK 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART QUALCOMM’S MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-CV-00220-LHK 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART QUALCOMM’S 

MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

Re: Dkt. Nos. 1395, 1396, 1397

Applying the compelling reasons standard, the Court rules on Qualcomm’s motion to seal 

as follows. 

Document Selected portions of Pages Ruling

CX5185 Selected portions of 003 GRANTED.

CX6579 Selected portions of 001 GRANTED. 

CX6594 Selected portions of 028, 032, 064-

66

GRANTED.

CX6607 Selected portions of 012 DENIED.

CX6607 Selected portions of 019-020, 025, 

028, 058-059

GRANTED. 

CX7571 Selected portions of 003-006 GRANTED. 

CX7618 Selected portions of 029-034, 076, 

086, 106, 126, 136, 146, 156

GRANTED.

CX7629 Selected portions of 030-035, 075, 

085, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155

GRANTED.

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Case No. 17-CV-00220-LHK 

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Document Selected portions of Pages Ruling

CX8290 Selected portions of 003-005, 007 GRANTED.

JX0013 Selected portions of 004, 008, 010, 

012-016, 026, 030-031

GRANTED.

JX0112 Selected portions of 002-003, 006-

007, 018-019

GRANTED.

JX0113 Selected portions of 002-003, 006-

007, 019-020

GRANTED.

JX0114 Selected portions of 002-003, 017 GRANTED.

QX9236 Selected portions of 

Q2014FTC03294150, 

Q2014FTC03294152, 

Q2014FTC03294153, 

Q2014FTC03294155, 

Q2014FTC03294161, 

Q2014FTC03294162, 

Q2014FTC03294166, 

Q2014FTC03294176, 

Q2014FTC03294181, 

Q2014FTC03294186

GRANTED.

CX8196 Selected portions of 073 GRANTED.

CX8196 Selected portions of 129 GRANTED.

CX8196 Selected portions of 130 GRANTED.

CX8196 Selected portions of 133 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 008 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 009 DENIED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 015 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 016 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 024 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 048-050 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 054 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 057 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 063 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 068 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 070 DENIED as to the second bullet point 

under “Licensing Focus,” GRANTED 

as to the third bullet point.

CX7122 Selected portions of 071 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 073 GRANTED as to the selected list of 

early candidates for licensees, 

DENIED as to the last bullet point 

under “Messaging approach.”

CX7122 Selected portions of 074 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 077 DENIED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 078-079 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 081 GRANTED.

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Document Selected portions of Pages Ruling

CX7122 Selected portions of 082 DENIED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 083 DENIED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 089-090 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions 095-096 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 101 DENIED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 103-115 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 122 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 128-131 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 144-145 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 147 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 152 DENIED as to bullet point under 

“Summary.”

DENIED as to bullet points under 

“Key considerations,” except 

GRANTED as to specific dollar 

amounts in the third bullet point.

GRANTED as to bullet points under 

“Team Recommendation.”

CX7122 Selected portions of 157-158 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 160-162 GRANTED.

CX7122 Selected portions of 164-168 GRANTED.

JX0009 Selected numbers on 006, 009 GRANTED.

JX0017 Selected numbers on 011, 014, 015, 

037-041

GRANTED.

JX0038 Selected number on 008 GRANTED.

JX0038 010 GRANTED as to specific percentage of 

chipset purchase price and as to 

specific percentages of royalties under 

the Indemnity heading. DENIED as to 

the remainder.

JX0038 Selected portions of 012-014 GRANTED.

JX0038 Selected portions of 019-020 GRANTED.

JX0046 010-011 GRANTED as to selected numbers. 

DENIED as to paragraph beginning 

“then Nokia shall owe.”

JX0046 Selected portions of 015-019 GRANTED.

JX0046 Selected portions of 023-024 GRANTED.

JX0046 Selected portions of 0026 DENIED.

JX0046 Selected portions of 029-031 GRANTED.

QX9148 Selected portions GRANTED.

QX9166 Selected portions GRANTED.

QX9180 Selected portions GRANTED.

QDX9351 Page 12, selected portions GRANTED.

QDX9351 Page 14, selected portions GRANTED.

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Document Selected portions of Pages Ruling

QDX9351 Page 20, selected portions GRANTED.

QDX9351 Page 27, selected portions GRANTED.

FTC 

Demonstrative, 

“Copy of 13 

CDMA and 

WCDMA Rates”

Selected portions of pages 1-6, 8-9 GRANTED.

FTC 

Demonstrative, 

“Copy of 

Contracts 

Review”

Selected portions of pages 1-10 GRANTED.

Qualcomm shall publicly file redacted versions of these documents consistent with the 

Court’s sealing rulings by January 25, 2019, at 12:00 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2019

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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