MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

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Counsel Listed on Signature Page 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, 

a Delaware corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 5:17-cv-00220-LHK

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED’S 

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE 

MOTION TO FILE CERTAIN 

PORTIONS OF TRIAL EXHIBITS 

UNDER SEAL 

Dept: Courtroom 8, 4th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Lucy H. Koh 

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INTRODUCTION 

Qualcomm respectfully submits this second motion in response to the Court’s Order of 

January 9, 2019 (ECF No. 1200). The exhibits listed in this motion are exhibits that may be used 

in Court on Friday, January 11. Because the FTC designated 3,811 pages of exhibits this 

morning that it has indicated it may seek to introduce into evidence on Friday, Qualcomm filed an 

initial motion to seal the confidential material it was able to identify as of the time of that filing, 

and now files this second motion to seal the remainder. 

Qualcomm has expeditiously reviewed the thousands of pages of possible trial exhibits 

identified by the FTC and now moves the Court to maintain certain portions of those exhibits 

under seal. These requests to seal are consistent with what the parties had indicated to the Court 

they would seek to seal, as well as with the Court’s stated explanation of the types of material 

appropriate for sealing. Since Qualcomm does not know whether the FTC will seek to introduce 

into evidence all or only a subset of the documents included on its list of this morning, in 

response to the Court’s Order, Qualcomm is moving to seal all of the listed documents that 

contain confidential information subject to sealing. This filing addresses the second set of 20 

exhibits Qualcomm is seeking to seal. 

Pursuant to the procedures that the Court has established in this case for the protection of 

confidential material, Qualcomm does not object to these documents being used during the trial 

proceedings, so long as the public monitors are turned off while they are being displayed, and the 

information sought to be sealed is not revealed during the course of questioning. 

This motion is supported by the Declaration of Bryn Williams as well as the Declarations 

of Zack Arner on behalf of QCT and Albert St. George on behalf of QTL. Because third parties 

with possible confidential information in these documents may file motions to seal portions of 

these exhibits, Qualcomm is filing under seal versions of the documents with their proposed 

redactions highlighted in yellow. 

LEGAL STANDARD 

Local Rule 79-5 provides that documents, or portions thereof, may be sealed if a party 

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“establishes that the documents, or portions thereof, are privileged, protectable as a trade secret, 

or otherwise entitled to protection under the law.” Civ. L. R. 79-5(b). 

While courts apply a “strong presumption in favor of access” to court records, “[i]n 

general, ‘compelling reasons’ sufficient to outweigh the public’s interest in disclosure and justify 

sealing court records exist when such ‘court files might have become a vehicle for improper 

purposes,’ such as the use of records to ... release trade secrets.” Kamakana v. City and Cty. Of 

Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 

U.S. 589, 598 (1978)). Sealing may be justified to prevent judicial documents from being used as 

business information that might harm a litigant’s competitive standing. In re High-Tech 

Employee Antitrust Litig., No. 11–CV–02509–LHK, 2013 WL 163779, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 

2013). 

ARGUMENT 

The information Qualcomm seeks to seal is the type that the Ninth Circuit has held to 

properly be kept under seal. This Court has previously “held that ‘pricing terms, royalty rates, 

and guaranteed minimum payment terms of a license agreement’ are sealable.” Apple, Inc. v. 

Samsung Elecs. Co., No. 11-CV-01846-LHK, 2013 WL 5693759, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2013) 

(quoting In re Elec. Arts, Inc., 298 F. App’x 568, 569 (9th Cir. 2008)). The Ninth Circuit has 

confirmed that these categories of information should properly be sealed. See, e.g., In re Elec. 

Arts, Inc., 298 Fed. App’x 568, 569–70 (9th Cir. 2008) (ordering sealed “pricing terms, royalty 

rates, and guaranteed minimum payment terms” in a licensing agreement); Sun Microsystems Inc. 

v. Network Appliance, No. C–08–01641–EDL, 2009 WL 5125817, at *9 (N.D. Cal Dec. 21,

2009) (sealing confidential business information, which if disclosed could cause harm to the 

parties). This information retains independent economic value from not being generally known 

to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means to the general public. 18 U.S.C. § 

1839(3)(B). If disclosed, this information would cause Qualcomm competitive and commercial 

harm because it would provide competitors and actual or potential counterparties insights into 

Qualcomm’s business that they would not otherwise have, and could disadvantage Qualcomm in 

future negotiations with potential licensees and customers. See Nixon, 435 U.S. at 598 (“[C]ourts 

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have refused to permit their files to serve as ... sources of business information that might harm a 

litigant’s competitive standing”); In re Elec. Arts, Inc., 298 Fed. App’x at 569-70. 

As detailed in the attached Williams, Arner and St. George declarations, portions of the 

following trial exhibits are sealable because they contain information relating to “pricing terms, 

royalty rates, and guaranteed minimum payment terms reflected in Qualcomm’s patent licensing 

agreements,” contain exceptionally sensitive commercial information that might harm 

Qualcomm’s competitive standing, and/or contain Qualcomm confidential information more 

recent than three years old, the threshold for sealing the parties have agreed upon. (ECF 1067.) 

Qualcomm accordingly moves to seal these limited portions of the identified trial exhibits. 

Exhibit Information sought to be sealed Standard Explanation 

JX0040 Portions of 002 Compelling Reasons Williams Decl.¶ 8 

JX0078 Portions of 006 Compelling Reasons St. George Decl.¶ 16 

JX0052 Portions of 001-011 Compelling Reasons Williams Decl.¶7 

JX0052 Portions of 013-014 Compelling Reasons Williams Decl.¶ 7 

JX0057 Portions of 001-004 Compelling Reasons Williams Decl.¶ 9 

JX0057 Portions of 006-009 Compelling Reasons Williams Decl.¶ 9 

CX5389 Portions of 001 Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 13 

CX5389 Portions of 007-009 Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 13 

CX5389 Portions of 011 Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 13 

CX5839 012 in full Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 13 

CX5739 Portions of 001-003 Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 14 

CX5739 Portions of 006-007 Compelling Reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 14 

CX8195 Portions of 23 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 26 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 28 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 33-34 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 36-37 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 40 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 42 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 46 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 49 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 51 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 56-57 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 59-60 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 63 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8195 Portions of 65 Compelling Reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶13 

CX8196 Portions of 009 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 014-015 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 030 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 039 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 041 to 42 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 044 to 45 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 047 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

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Exhibit Information sought to be sealed Standard Explanation 

CX8196 049 to 51 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 054 to 59 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 062 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 063 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 073 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 078 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 109 to 110 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 113 to 116 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 118 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 128 to 131 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 133 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 136 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 140 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 141 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 Portions of 287 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8196 292 to 293 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶14 

CX8191 Portions of 8 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 11 to 14 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 16 to 17 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 63 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 65 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 69 to 72 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 78 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 80 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 83 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 85 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 87 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 91 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 93 to 85 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 97 to 99 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 102 to 107 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 114 to 117 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 120 to 122 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 124 to 125 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX8191 Portions of 129 to 134 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶12 

CX0526 Portions of 002 Compelling reasons Williams Decl.¶ 10 

CX0526 Portions of 005 Compelling reasons Williams Decl.¶ 10 

CX0526 Portions of 009-011 Compelling reasons Williams Decl.¶ 10 

CX0526 Portions of 012-013 Compelling reasons Williams Decl.¶ 10 

CX5913 012-019 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 Portions of 020 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 021 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 025-026 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 028-029 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 031-035 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 037-044 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 046-056 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 057-067 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 069 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 073 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 Portions of 074-076 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 077 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5913 Portions of 078 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

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Exhibit Information sought to be sealed Standard Explanation 

CX5913 079 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 15 

CX5348 005 in full Compelling reasons St. George Decl.¶ 17 

CX5360 Portions of 001 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 Portions of 003 through 004 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 Portions of 010 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 Portions of 011 through 017 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 Portions of 018 through 019 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 020 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 022-027 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5360 028-033 in full Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 16 

CX5376 Portions of 004-008 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 17 

CX5391 Portions of 003 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 18 

CX5391 Portions of 005 through 009 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 18 

CX5425 Portions of 002-009 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 19 

JX0055 Portions of 006 through 009 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 20 

CX5383 Portions of 001 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 21 

QX9209 Portions of Q2014FTC00786755 Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 22 

QX9209 Portions of Q2014FTC00786757 to 

Q2014FTC00786759 

Compelling reasons Arner Decl. ¶ 22 

CX5527 Portions of 028 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CX5527 Portions of 029 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CX5527 Portions of 030-032 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶

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CX5527 Portions of 035 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CX5527 041-044 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CX5527 Portions of 054 Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CX5527 056-057 in full Compelling reasons Zuckerman Decl. ¶ 

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CONCLUSION 

For the foregoing reasons, Qualcomm respectfully moves this Court to keep the abovelisted portions of trial evidence under seal. 

 

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Dated: January 9, 2019 

By: 

KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP 

/s/ Bryn Williams 

ROBERT A. VAN NEST 

EUGENE M. PAIGE 

CODY S. HARRIS 

JUSTINA SESSIONS 

BRYN WILLIAMS 

Attorneys for Defendant 

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 

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 Robert A. Van Nest (SBN 84065) 

Eugene M. Paige (SBN 202849) 

Justina Sessions (SBN 270914) 

KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP 

633 Battery Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809 

Telephone: (415) 391-5400 

Facsimile: (415) 397-7188 

Gary A. Bornstein (pro hac vice) 

Yonatan Even (pro hac vice) 

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP 

Worldwide Plaza 

825 Eighth Avenue 

New York, NY 10019-7475 

Tel.: (212) 474-1000 

Fax: (212) 474-3700 

gbornstein@cravath.com 

yeven@cravath.com 

Richard S. Taffet (pro hac vice) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

101 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10178-0060 

Tel.: (212) 309-6000 

Fax: (212) 309-6001 

richard.taffet@morganlewis.com 

Willard K. Tom (pro hac vice) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20004-2541 

Tel.: (202) 739-3000 

Fax: (202) 739 3001 

willard.tom@morganlewis.com 

Geoffrey T. Holtz (SBN 191370) 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 

Tel.: (415) 442-1000 

Fax: (415) 442-1001 

gholtz@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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