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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN JOSE DIVISION
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`FINJAN, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, LLC,
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`Case No. 15-cv-03295-BLF
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`OMNIBUS ORDER RE: SEALING
`MOTIONS
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`[Re: ECF 321, 323]
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`Defendant.
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`Before the Court are two administrative motions to file under seal, one from Plaintiff
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`Finjan, Inc. (“Finjan”) and one from Defendant Blue Coat Systems, LLC (“Blue Coat”). ECF
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`321, 323. Both relate to the responsive briefing on the parties’ motions in limine. See id. For the
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`reasons set forth below, the motion at ECF 321 is GRANTED and the motion at ECF 323 is
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`GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
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`I. LEGAL STANDARD
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`“Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records
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`and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of
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`Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435
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`U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are
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`“more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of
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`“compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092,
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`1101-02 (9th Cir. 2016). Filings that are only tangentially related to the merits may be sealed
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`upon a lesser showing of “good cause.” Id. at 1097. In addition, sealing motions filed in this
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`district must be “narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.” Civil L.R. 79-5(b).
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`A party moving to seal a document in whole or in part must file a declaration establishing that the
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`identified material is “sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(A). “Reference to a stipulation or
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`protective order that allows a party to designate certain documents as confidential is not sufficient
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`to establish that a document, or portions thereof, are sealable.” Id.
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`II. DISCUSSION
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`The Court has reviewed the parties’ sealing motions and the declarations submitted in
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`support thereof. The Court finds that the parties have articulated compelling reasons and good
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`cause to seal certain portions of the submitted documents. The proposed redactions are also
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`narrowly tailored. The Court’s rulings on the sealing requests are set forth in the tables below:
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information. Declaration of Robin Brewer in
`Support of Blue Coat’s Administrative Motion to
`File Under Seal, ECF 321-2 (“Brewer Blue Coat
`Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 8.
`Contains confidential competitive and technical
`information relating to the operation and
`capabilities of Blue Coat’s Security Analytics
`(“SA”) and Malware Analysis Appliance
`(“MAA”) products. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 9.
`Contains confidential competitive information and
`confidential technical information relating to the
`operation and capabilities of Blue Coat’s Content
`Analysis System (“CAS”), MAA, and SA
`products. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`licensing negotiations and license agreements.
`Declaration of Hannah Lee in Support of Blue
`Coat’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal,
`ECF 334 (“Lee Blue Coat Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 4.
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`A. ECF 321
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`332-1 Blue Coat’s
`Opposition to
`Finjan’s Motion
`in Limine No. 2
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`332-3 Blue Coat’s
`Opposition to
`Finjan’s Motion
`in Limine No. 4
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`332-5 Blue Coat’s
`Opposition to
`Finjan’s
`Daubert Motion
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`321-3
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`321-4
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`Ex. D to
`Declaration of
`Robin Brewer in
`Support of Blue
`Coat’s
`Oppositions to
`Finjan’s
`Motions in
`Limine, ECF
`320 (“Brewer
`Decl.”)
`Ex. F to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-5
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`Ex. G to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-6
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`Ex. H to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-7
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`Ex. I to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-8
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`Ex. J to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-9
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`Ex. K to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-10 Ex. L to Brewer
`Decl.
`321-11 Ex. N to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-12 Ex. O to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-13 Ex. P to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`321-14 Ex. Q to Brewer
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information relating to Blue Coat and Finjan, and
`confidential information relating to Blue Coat’s
`backend systems. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl.
`¶ 11. Contains information confidential to
`Finjan’s licensing negotiations and license
`agreements. Lee Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 4.
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`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information relating to Blue Coat. Brewer Blue
`Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 12.
`Contains sensitive and confidential sales and
`revenue information. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 13.
`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information relating to Blue Coat, and confidential
`information relating to Blue Coat’s backend
`systems. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 11.
`Contains sensitive and confidential competitive
`information. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl.
`¶ 14.
`Contains sensitive and confidential competitive
`information. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl.
`¶ 14.
`Contains confidential competitive information
`relating to Blue Coat. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 15.
`Contains confidential revenue information.
`Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 16.
`Is a confidential license agreement. Brewer Blue
`Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 17. Contains information
`confidential to Finjan’s licensing negotiations and
`license agreements. Lee Blue Coat Sealing Decl.
`¶ 4.
`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information relating to Blue Coat, and confidential
`information relating to Blue Coat’s backend
`systems. Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 11.
`Contains confidential competitive and financial
`information relating to Blue Coat and Finjan.
`Brewer Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 18.
`Contains sensitive and confidential technical
`information relating to the operation and
`capabilities CAS and MAA. Brewer Blue Coat
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 19.
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`GRANTED as
`to p.2 ll. 1-2,
`7, 10-11, 26;
`p.3 ll. 9-11,
`14, 16, 20, 26-
`27; p. 4 ll. 1-2;
`p.6 ll. 2-3, 10-
`12. DENIED
`as to the
`remainder.
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`DENIED.
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`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Declaration of
`Hannah Lee in Support of Finjan’s Administrative
`Motion to File Under Seal, ECF 323-1 (“Lee
`Finjan Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 4. Contains highly
`confidential technical information relating to
`WebPulse and highly confidential financial
`information and disclosures regarding confidential
`aspects of Blue Coat’s business. Declaration of
`Robin Brewer in Support of Finjan’s
`Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, ECF
`323-1 (“Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 5. The
`remainder is denied because Blue Coat has not
`indicated that those portions of this document
`contain confidential information. See id.
`Does not contain confidential information of either
`party. Lee Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 5; Brewer Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 6.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 6.
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`GRANTED.
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`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to WebPulse.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
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`B. ECF 323
`ECF
`Document to
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`be Sealed
`323-4
`Finjan’s
`Opposition to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motion in
`Limine No. 1
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`323-8
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`323-6
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`Finjan’s
`Opposition to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motion in
`Limine No. 2
`Finjan’s
`Opposition to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motion in
`Limine No. 4
`323-10 Ex. 1 to
`Declaration of
`Hannah Lee in
`Support
`Finjan’s
`Oppositions to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motions in
`Limine, ECF
`331 (“Lee
`Decl.”)
`323-12 Ex. 2 to Lee
`Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`323-14 Ex. 4 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`323-16 Ex. 5 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`Does not contain confidential information of either
`party. Lee Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7; Brewer Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 8.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to WebPulse.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 9.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to WebPulse.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
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`324-1
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`Ex. 6 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-3
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`Ex. 7 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-5
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`Ex. 8 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-7
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`Ex. 9 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-9
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`Ex. 10 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-11 Ex. 11 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-13 Ex. 12 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`324-15 Ex. 13 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-17 Ex. 14 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`324-19 Ex. 15 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-1
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`Ex. 16 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-3
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`Ex. 17 to Lee
`Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`325-5
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`Ex. 18 to Lee
`Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`325-7
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`Ex. 19 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-9
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`Ex. 20 to Lee
`Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to WebPulse.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 11.
`Contains Blue Coat’s sensitive and highly
`confidential financial and competitive information.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 12.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to Blue Coat’s
`products. Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 13.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to Blue Coat’s
`products. Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 14.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to Blue Coat’s
`products. Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 15.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat financial and competitive information.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 16.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 9. Contains discussion of highly
`confidential and sensitive Blue Coat financial and
`competitive information. Brewer Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 17.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat financial information. Brewer Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 18.
`Contains sensitive and highly confidential
`technical information relating to WebPulse.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 19.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat financial information. Brewer Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 20.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat financial information. Brewer Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 21.
`Does not contain confidential information of either
`party. Lee Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7; Brewer Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 22.
`Does not contain confidential information of either
`party. Lee Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7; Brewer Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 23.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive
`information Blue Coat competitive and business
`information. Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 24.
`Does not contain confidential information of either
`party. Lee Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7; Brewer Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 25.
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`325-11 Ex. 21 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-13 Ex. 24 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-15 Ex. 26 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-17 Ex. 27 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-19 Ex. 28 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`325-21 Ex. 29 to Lee
`Decl.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`III. ORDER
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`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat competitive and business information.
`Brewer Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 26.
`Contains highly confidential and sensitive Blue
`Coat financial information. Brewer Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 27.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains information confidential to Finjan’s
`business and licensing practices. Lee Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 11.
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`For the reasons set forth below, the motion at ECF 321 is GRANTED and the motion at
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`ECF 323 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Under Civil Local Rule 79-5(e)(2),
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`for any request that has been denied because the party designating a document as confidential or
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`subject to a protective order has not provided sufficient reasons to seal, the submitting party must
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`file the unredacted (or lesser redacted) documents into the public record no earlier than 4 days and
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`no later than 10 days from the filing of this order.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: October 4, 2017
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`BETH LABSON FREEMAN
`United States District Judge
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