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Case No. 17-CV-00220-LHK 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART QUALCOMM’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO 

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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 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE 

UNDER SEAL

Re: Dkt. No. 1142

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

as follows: 

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JX0006 § 3.1 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 5.2.1 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 5.2.2 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 5.2.3 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 5.4 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 6.2.1 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 6.2.2 GRANTED. 

JX0006 § 7.1 GRANTED.

JX0006 § 26 GRANTED.

JX0006 § 1, Side Agreement GRANTED.

JX0006 § 2, Side Agreement GRANTED. 

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JX0047 First paragraph on 

page 2

GRANTED. 

JX0047 “Catastrophic Event” 

selections

GRANTED. 

JX0047 “Catastrophic Event 

Inception Date” 

selections

GRANTED. 

JX0047 “Solely for purposes” 

selections

GRANTED. 

JX0047 Definition on page 5 GRANTED.

JX0047 Selected paragraphs on 

pages 6-9

GRANTED. 

JX0047 “Minimum rate” 

definition 

GRANTED. 

JX0047 Selected definitions on 

pages 10-11

GRANTED. 

JX0047 “Solely for purposes” 

selections

GRANTED. 

JX0047 Selected definitions on 

pages 13-14

GRANTED.

JX0047 Selected definitions on 

pages 15-16

GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 2 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.1.1 GRANTED. 

JX0047 §§ 4.1.1.1-4.1.2 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.1.3 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.14 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.2.3 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.4.1 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 4.4.2 GRANTED.

JX0047 §§ 4.4.3-4.4.5 GRANTED.

JX0047 § 5.3.3 DENIED. 

JX0047 § 5.4.2 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 5.7 DENIED. 

JX0047 § 5.8 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 6.1 GRANTED. 

JX0047 §§ 7.1-7.4 GRANTED. 

JX0047 § 12 GRANTED. 

JX0047 Selection after 

“Designated Patents” 

for Exhibit E-1

GRANTED. 

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JX0047 Lists after “Current 

Patent Pools” in 

Exhibits A-1, A-2, A3, A-4

DENIED as to Exhibits A-1 and A-2, 

but GRANTED as to Exhibits A-3 and 

A-4. 

JX0047 Exhibit C GRANTED.

JX0047 Exhibit E-1 GRANTED. 

JX0122 Definition of 

“Designated Third 

Party”

GRANTED. 

JX0122 Definition portions on 

page 4

GRANTED. 

JX0122 Definition of “Other 

Components”

GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 2.1 GRANTED.

JX0122 § 2.2 GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 4.1.3 GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 4.4 DENIED as to first paragraph of § 

4.1.2.2 “Arbitration,” but otherwise 

GRANTED.

JX0122 § 5.3.7 DENIED, except for definitions in (i)-

(iii).

JX0122 § 5.5 DENIED. 

JX0122 § 6.2 GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 7 GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 17.2 GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 17.3 GRANTED. 

JX0122 Figures in 

“High/Mid/Low 

Chipset Launch”

GRANTED. 

JX0122 Figures in § 2 of 

Execution Version 

GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 1.1 of Settlement 

Agreement

DENIED as to §§1.1(iii), (iv), (v), and 

(vi), but otherwise GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 1.3 DENIED as to § 1.3(iv), but otherwise 

GRANTED. 

JX0122 § 2 GRANTED.

JX0122 §§ 3.1-3.9 DENIED. 

JX0122 Exhibit A GRANTED.

JX0122 § 3.1 of Patent 

Commitment 

Agreement

GRANTED.

JX0122 § 5.1.2 GRANTED.

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JX0122 § 2.1 of Technical 

Collaboration 

Agreement

GRANTED.

JX0122 § 2.2 GRANTED.

JX0122 § 2.4 GRANTED.

JX0122 § 4.3.2 GRANTED.

JX0122 Exhibit B GRANTED.

JX0122 Schedule 1 GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7, 2019

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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