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`Juanita R. Brooks (CA SBN 75934) brooks@fr.com
`Roger A. Denning (CA SBN 228998) denning@fr.com
`Jason W. Wolff (CA SBN 215819) wolff@fr.com
`John-Paul Fryckman (CA SBN 317591) fryckman@fr.com
`K. Nicole Williams (CA291900) nwilliams@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`12860 El Camino Real, Suite 400
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Telephone: (858) 678-5070 / Fax: (858) 678-5099
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`Proshanto Mukherji (Pro Hac Vice) mukherji@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`One Marina Park Drive
`Boston, MA 02210
`Phone: (617) 542-5070/ Fax: (617) 542-5906
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`Robert Courtney (CA SNB 248392) courtney@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Phone: (612) 335-5070 / Fax: (612) 288-9696
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`FINJAN LLC
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`(SAN JOSE DIVISION)
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`FINJAN LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability
`Company,
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`Case No. 5:17-cv-04467-BLF (VKD)
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`FINJAN LLC’S OMNIBUS
`ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
`UNDER SEAL
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`SONICWALL INC., a Delaware Corporation,
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`Plaintiff Finjan LLC (“Finjan”), having reviewed and complied with Civil Local Rule 79-
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`5, hereby moves the Court for permission to file under seal the following documents:
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`ECF or
`Exh. No.
`ECF 348
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`Document
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`Portion(s) to Seal
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`Reason(s) for Sealing
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`Finjan LLC’s Motion
`To Preclude Trial
`Testimony Relating to
`Written Description
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`Highlighted portions
`at page 2, lines 21-22;
`page 3, lines 16-19,
`21-22; page 4, line 8
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`The highlighted portions of
`this document reflect
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order
`(ECF No. 68), and from
`which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned.
`This document reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order.
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`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order.
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`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order.
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Exh. A
`(ECF
`348-2)
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`Exh. B
`(ECF
`348-3)
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`Exh. C
`(ECF
`348-4)
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`Exh. D
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of Dr.
`Avi Rubin Regarding
`Invalidity of U.S.
`Patent No. 8,225,408,
`U.S. Patent No.
`7,975,305, U.S. Patent
`No. 7,613,926 and U.S.
`Patent No. 6,965,968
`dated September 4,
`2020
`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of Dr.
`Kevin Almeroth on
`Invalidity of U.S.
`Patent Nos. 6,154,844
`and 8,141,154 dated
`September 4, 2020
`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of Dr.
`Patrick McDaniel
`Regarding the
`Invalidity of the ’494
`and ’780 Patents dated
`September 4, 2020
`Excerpt from the
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`Entirety
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`This deposition transcript
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`(ECF
`348-5)
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`Exh. F
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`348-7)
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`ECF 350
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`Deposition Transcript
`of Avi Rubin, Ph.D.
`taken October 29, 2020
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`Excerpt from the
`Deposition Transcript
`of Patrick McDaniel,
`Ph.D. taken October
`23, 2020
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`Finjan LLC’s Motion
`to Preclude Trial
`Testimony from
`Stephen Becker, Ph.D.
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`Entirety
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`Highlighted portions
`at page 3, lines 21-24;
`page 4, lines 9-11
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`Entirety
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`Exh. A
`(ECF
`350-2)
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of
`Stephen L. Becker,
`Ph.D. on Behalf of
`Defendant dated
`October 9, 2020
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`Entirety
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`Exh. B
`(ECF
`350-3)
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`Excerpts from the
`Errata to Expert Report
`of Stephen L. Becker,
`Ph.D. on Behalf of
`Defendant dated
`October 28, 2020
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`Exh. C
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`350-4)
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`Excerpts from the
`Deposition Transcript
`of Stephen Becker,
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`was designated by
`SonicWall as “Highly
`Confidential” pursuant to
`the Stipulated Protective
`Order.
`This deposition transcript
`was designated by
`SonicWall as “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order.
`The highlighted portions of
`this document reflect
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order,
`and from which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned.
`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Confidential – Outside
`Counsel Only” pursuant to
`the Stipulated Protective
`Order. Confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned from this
`document.
`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Confidential – Outside
`Counsel Only” pursuant to
`the Stipulated Protective
`Order. Confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned from this
`document.
`This deposition transcript
`was designated by
`SonicWall as “Confidential
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`Ph.D. taken October
`29, 2020
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`Exh. D
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`350-5)
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of
`DeForest McDuff,
`Ph.D. dated September
`4, 2020
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Exh. E
`(ECF
`350-6)
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`Plaintiff Finjan, Inc.’s
`Third Supplemental
`Objections and
`Responses to
`Defendant SonicWall,
`Inc.’s First Set of
`Interrogatories (No. 6)
`dated July 31, 2020
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`– Outside Counsel Eyes
`Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order,
`and from which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned.
`This document reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order,
`and from which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned.
`This document reflects
`information regarding
`Finjan’s internal business
`practices and licensing
`negotiations, which Finjan
`has designated “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES
`ONLY” under the Protective
`Order (ECF No. 68). Public
`disclosure of this
`information would cause
`harm to Finjan. See
`Declaration of K. Nicole
`Williams in Support of
`SonicWall’s Administrative
`Motion to File Under Seal
`(“Williams Decl.”) ¶ 7.
`This document also reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order,
`and from which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned.
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`Exh. F
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`350-7)
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`Entirety
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`Excerpts from the
`Supplement to Expert
`Report of Stephen L.
`Becker on Behalf of
`Defendant dated
`December 22, 2020
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`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Confidential – Outside
`Counsel Only” pursuant to
`the Stipulated Protective
`Order. Confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned from this
`document.
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`Per Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(A) and 79-5(e), the statements above are confirmed by the
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`accompanying Declaration of K. Nicole Williams in Support of Finjan LLC’s Omnibus
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`Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, filed contemporaneously herewith. Per Civil Local Rule
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`79-5(d)(1)(B), a proposed order narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material, and listing in
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`table format each document or portion thereof that is sought to be sealed, is attached hereto. Per
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`Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(C) and (D), redacted and unredacted versions of the documents sought
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`to be sealed are attached hereto as exhibits to Ms. Williams’s Declaration.
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`II.
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`ARGUMENT
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`A.
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`Legal Standard
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`Under Fed. Rule Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G), the Court may, in its discretion and for good cause,
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`issue an order “requiring that a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or
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`commercial information not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way.” Similarly, in this
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`Circuit, the Court may seal documents and information in the case of a dispositive motion if there
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`are “compelling reasons” to do so, and where “good cause” exists in the case of non-dispositive
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`motions. Ctr. For Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1095-1100 (9th Cir. 2016).
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`A motion is considered “non-dispositive” when the motion is no more than “tangentially related” to
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`the underlying cause of action. Id. at 1099. The “good cause” standard requires a “particularized
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`showing” that “specific prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed. Phillips ex
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`rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen Motors Corp.¸ 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002) (internal quotation
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`marks omitted). “Broad allegations of harm, unsubstantiated by specific examples of articulated
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`reasoning” will not suffice. Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 470, 476 (9th Cir. 1992).
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`A request to seal material “must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.”
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`L.R. 79-5(b).
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`B.
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`Finjan’s Administrative Motion to Seal Is Supported by Compelling Reasons
`and Is Narrowly Tailored
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`Good cause and compelling reasons exist to file the documents in question under seal, as
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`described in the Declaration of K. Nicole Williams in Support of Finjan LLC’s Omnibus
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`Administration Motion to File Under Seal its Motions to Preclude Trial Testimony Relating to
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`Written Description (ECF No. 348) and Motion to Preclude Trial Testimony Relating to Written
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`Description (ECF No. 350) (“Williams Decl.”) accompanying this motion to seal. For example,
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`Exhibit E to Finjan’s Motion to Preclude Trial Testimony from Stephen Becker, Ph.D. (ECF 350-
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`6) contains information regarding Finjan’s confidential business practices and licensing
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`negotiations. Disclosure of such information may be used by Finjan’s competitors to gain an
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`advantage in negotiations with Finjan and cause it harm in the marketplace.
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`Finjan’s request is narrowly tailored to seal only information (1) that is confidential to
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`Finjan and which could cause harm to Finjan’s business if disclosed, or (2) that has been
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`designated as confidential by SonicWall pursuant to the Protective Order entered in this case. For
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`the foregoing reasons, Finjan respectfully requests that the Court grant its request that the
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`documents described above remain under seal.
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`Dated: January 21, 2021
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`/s/ K. Nicole Williams
`Juanita R. Brooks (CA SBN 75934)
`brooks@fr.com
`Roger A. Denning (CA SBN 228998)
`denning@fr.com
`Jason W. Wolff (CA SBN 215819)
`wolff@fr.com
`John-Paul Fryckman (CA 317591)
`fryckman@fr.com
`K. Nicole Williams (CA291900)
`nwilliams@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`12860 El Camino Real, Ste. 400
`San Diego, CA 92130
`Phone: (858) 678-5070 / Fax: (858) 678-5099
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`Proshanto Mukherji (Pro Hac Vice)
`mukherji@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`One Marina Park Drive
`Boston, MA 02210
`Phone: (617) 542-5070/ Fax: (617) 542-5906
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`Robert Courtney (CA SNB 248392)
`courtney@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`3200 RBC Plaza
`60 South Sixth Street
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Phone: (612) 335-5070 / Fax: (612) 288-9696
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing
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`document has been served on January 21, 2021 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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