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SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

David C. Giardina (pro hac vice)

dgiardina@sidley.com

One South Dearborn

Chicago, IL 60603

312-853-7000 – Telephone

312-853-7036 – Facsimile

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

Nathan A. Greenblatt (SBN 262279)

ngreenblatt@sidley.com

1001 Page Mill Road, Bldg. 1

Palo Alto, CA 94304

650-565-7107 – Telephone

650-565-7100 – Facsimile 

Attorneys for Non-Party HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff.

v.

QUALCOMM INC.,

Defendant.

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DECLARATION OF STEVEN M.

GEISZLER IN SUPPORT OF

PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE 

MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

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DECLARATION OF STEVEN GEISZLER

I, Steven M. Geiszler, declare as follows:

1. I am the U.S. Chief Intellectual Property Litigation Counsel for Non-Party Huawei 

Device USA, Inc. (“Huawei Device USA”). 

2. Pursuant to N.D. Cal. Civil Local Rule 79-5(d) and (e), and Judge Koh’s Order 

regarding sealing procedures (Dkt. 821), I respectfully submit this declaration in support of 

Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (Dkt. 961). I also respectfully submit a 

redacted public version, and an unredacted version sought to be sealed, of Exhibit 1 to Plaintiff’s 

Opposition to Qualcomm’s Motion in Limine #1 to Exclude Testimony from Huawei Witnesses 

(Dkt. 961-4) (“Exhibit 1”). Exhibit 1 consists of approximately seven pages of the deposition 

testimony of Huawei witness Jian Xin “Jason” Ding.

3. I reviewed Exhibit 1. Based on my review, Exhibit 1 discloses highly confidential

information that, if publicly disclosed, would harm the competitive standing of Huawei Device USA

and its affiliates. Huawei Device USA requests an order granting its motion to file under seal the

following portions of Exhibit 1:

Document Portions to be Filed 

Under Seal

Party Claiming 

Confidentiality Basis for Sealing

Exhibit 1, Excerpts 

from the Deposition of 

Jian Xin Ding, taken 

March 12, 2018

Highlighted portions 

on page 60, lines 15-

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Huawei Device USA, 

Inc.

Declaration of 

Steven M. Geiszler 

In Support of 

Plaintiffs’ 

Administrative 

Motion to File 

Under Seal

5. Specifically, the highlighted portions of Exhibit 1 describe the current status and amount 

of disputed royalty payments between Huawei and Qualcomm Inc. Huawei has kept this 

information confidential and has not publicly disclosed it. Public disclosure of this information will 

harm Huawei’s competitive standing by revealing both the status of Huawei’s confidential 

negotiations with Qualcomm and the magnitude of its royalty payments to Qualcomm.

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this day, December 11, 2018 in Plano, Texas.

Steven M. Geiszler

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