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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 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
`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 SBN 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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` Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SONICWALL, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
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` Defendant.
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`Case No. 5:17-cv-04467-BLF (VKD)
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`FINJAN LLC’S OMNIBUS
`ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
`UNDER SEAL ITS OPPOSITIONS TO
`SONICWALL’S MOTION IN LIMINE
`NOS. 1, 2 and 4 AND EXHIBITS
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`Date: March 18, 2021
`Time: 1:30 PM
`Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
`Ctrm: 3, 5th Floor
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`Case No. 17-cv-04467-BLF (VKD)
`FINJAN LLC’S MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL ITS OPPOSITION TO SONICWALL’S
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`ECF or
`Exh. No.
`ECF 398
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`Highlighted portion at
`page 4, line 13
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`Finjan LLC’s
`Opposition to
`SonicWall’s Motion in
`Limine To Exclude
`Background and
`Opinions (Motion in
`Limine No. 1)
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`ECF 399
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`Finjan LLC’s
`Opposition to
`SonicWall’s Motion in
`Limine To Exclude Dr.
`McDuff’s Method No.
`1 (Motion in Limine
`No. 2)
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`Highlighted portions
`at page 1, lines 16, 18,
`20; page 2, lines 1, 10,
`12-15; page 3, line 20;
`page 4, lines 11, 15-
`16; page 5, lines 7, 9-
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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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`Document
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`Portion(s) to Seal
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`Reason(s) for Sealing
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`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. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 3.
`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).
`Additionally, the
`highlighted portions include
`third party confidential
`information regarding
`licensing with Finjan.
`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.”) ¶ 4.
`This document also reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” pursuant to the
`Stipulated Protective Order,
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`ECF 393
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`Finjan LLC’s
`Opposition to
`SonicWall’s Motion in
`Limine To Exclude Dr.
`McDuff’s Method No.
`3 (Motion in Limine
`No. 4)
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`Highlighted portions
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`page 2, lines 1-4, 21-
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`lines, 10-15, 18; page
`4, lines 1-3, 7, 20-21,
`23-25; page 5, lines 1-
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`Exh. A
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`Excerpts from Expert
`Report of DeForest
`McDuff, Ph.D. dated
`September 4, 2020
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`Entirety
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`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
`Williams Decl. ¶ 5. 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.
`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
`Williams Decl. ¶ 6. This
`document also reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
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`Exh. B
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`Exh. C
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`Exh. D
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`Entirety
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of Dr.
`Eric Cole Regarding
`Technology Tutorial
`and Infringement by
`SonicWall, Inc. of
`Patent Nos. 6,154,844;
`7,058,822; 7,647,633
`and 8,677,494 dated
`September 3, 2020
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of
`Michael
`Mitzenmacher, Ph.D.
`Regarding
`Infringement by
`SonicWall, Inc. of
`Patent Nos. 6,804,780;
`6,965,968 and
`7,613,926 dated
`September 3, 2020
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`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of Dr.
`Nenad Medvidovic
`Regarding
`Infringement by
`SonicWall, Inc. of
`Patent Nos. 8,225,408;
`7,975,305 and
`8,141,154 dated
`September 3, 2020
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`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” and “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only – Source Code”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order, and from
`which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 7.
`This document reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” and “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only – Source Code”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order, and from
`which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 7.
`This document reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only” and “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’
`Eyes Only – Source Code”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order, and from
`which confidential
`information regarding
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`Exh. E
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`Entirety
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`Excerpts from the
`deposition transcript of
`DeForest McDuff,
`Ph.D. taken November
`2, 2020
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`Exh. F
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`Excerpts from Expert
`Report of Dr. Aaron
`Striegel dated
`September 3, 2020
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`Entirety
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`Exh. G
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`Entirety
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`Excerpts from the
`deposition transcript of
`Aaron Striegel, Ph.D.
`taken November 3,
`2020
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`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 7.
`This deposition transcript
`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
`Williams Decl. ¶ 6. 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.
`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. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 7.
`This deposition transcript
`reflects information
`SonicWall has designated
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
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`Exh. J
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`Exh. K
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`Exh. L
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`Exh. O
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`Entirety
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`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
`Excerpts from the
`Rebuttal Expert Report
`of Dr. Patrick
`McDaniel Regarding
`Non-Infringement of
`U.S. Patent Nos.
`6,804,780 and
`8,677,494 dated
`October 9, 2020
`Excerpts from the
`Expert Report of
`Stephen L. Becker,
`Ph.D. on Behalf of
`Defendant dated
`October 9, 2020
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`Protective Order, and from
`which confidential
`information regarding
`SonicWall’s accused
`products could potentially
`be discerned. See Williams
`Decl. ¶ 7.
`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order. See
`Williams Decl. ¶ 8.
`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
`Protective Order. See
`Williams Decl. ¶ 8.
`This document was
`designated by SonicWall as
`“Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys’ Eyes Only –
`Source Code” pursuant to
`the Stipulated Protective
`Order. See Williams Decl. ¶
`8.
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`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
`Williams Decl. ¶ 9. This
`document also reflects
`information SonicWall has
`designated “Confidential –
`Outside Counsel Eyes Only”
`pursuant to the Stipulated
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`Protective Order, and from
`which confidential
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`be discerned.
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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 Its Oppositions to SonicWall’s Motions in Limines Under Seal,
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`filed contemporaneously herewith. Per Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(B), a proposed order narrowly
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`tailored to seal only the sealable material, and listing in table format each document or portion
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`thereof that is sought to be sealed, is attached hereto. Per Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(C) and (D),
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`redacted and unredacted versions of the documents sought to be sealed are attached hereto as
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`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”
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`to the underlying cause of action. Id. at 1099. The “good cause” standard requires a
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`“particularized showing” that “specific prejudice or harm will result” if the information is
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`disclosed. Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen Motors Corp.¸ 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir.
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`2002) (internal quotation marks omitted). “Broad allegations of harm, unsubstantiated by specific
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`examples of articulated reasoning” will not suffice. Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966
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`F.2d 470, 4766 (9th Cir. 1992). A request to seal material “must be narrowly tailored to seek
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`Finjan’s Administrative Motion to Seal Is Supported by Good Cause and
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`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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`to File under Seal its Motion in Limine Nos. 1, 2 and 4 and Exhibits (“Williams Decl.”)
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`accompanying this motion to seal. For example, and as identified above, Finjan’s Opposition to
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`Motions in Limine 2 and 4 and Exhibits A, E, and O to the Omnibus Declaration of Robert
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`Courtney (“Courtney Decl.”) include information regarding Finjan’s confidential business
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`practices and licensing negotiations. Disclosure of such information may be used by Finjan’s
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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, and/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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`documents described above remain under seal.
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`Dated: March 11, 2021
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`By: /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 (CA 291900)
`nwilliams@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`12860 El Camino Real, Ste. 400
`San Diego, CA 92130
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`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 SBN 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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`Case 5:17-cv-04467-BLF Document 401 Filed 03/11/21 Page 10 of 10
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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 March 11, 2021 to all counsel of record who are deemed to have
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`consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system. Any other counsel of record will
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`be served by electronic mail and regular mail.
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`/s/ K. Nicole Williams
`K. Nicole Williams
`nwilliams@fr.com
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`Case No. 17-cv-04467-BLF (VKD)
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`FINJAN LLC’S MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL ITS OPPOSITION TO SONICWALL’S
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