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`J. DAVID HADDEN (CSB No. 176148)
`dhadden@fenwick.com
`SAINA S. SHAMILOV (CSB No. 215636)
`sshamilov@fenwick.com
`TODD R. GREGORIAN (CSB No. 236096)
`tgregorian@fenwick.com
`PHILLIP J. HAACK (CSB No. 262060)
`phaack@fenwick.com
`RAVI R. RANGANATH (CSB No. 272981)
`rranganath@fenwick.com
`CHIEH TUNG (CSB No. 318963)
`ctung@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`Silicon Valley Center
`801 California Street
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`Telephone:
`650.988.8500
`Facsimile:
`650.938.5200
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`Counsel for AMAZON.COM, INC.
`and AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`SAN JOSE DIVISION
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`IN RE: PERSONAL WEB TECHNOLOGIES,
`LLC ET AL., PATENT LITIGATION
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` Case No. 5:18-md-02834-BLF
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` Case No.: 5:18-cv-00767-BLF
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`DECLARATION OF RAVI R. RANGA-
`NATH IN SUPPORT OF ADMINIS-
`TRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER
`SEAL CERTAIN LIMITED PORTIONS
`OF EXHIBITS 3 AND 4 TO JOINT
`STATEMENT REGARDING
`DISCOVERY DISPUTE RELATING
`TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDG-
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`AMAZON.COM, INC., and AMAZON WEB
`SERVICES, INC.,
`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC and
`LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`Defendants.
`PERSONALWEB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC and
`LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
`Counterclaimants,
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`v.
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`AMAZON.COM, INC., and AMAZON WEB
`SERVICES, INC.,
`Counterdefendants.
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`DECLARATION OF RAVI R. RANGANATH ISO AM-
`AZON’S ADMIN. MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
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`I, Ravi R. Ranganath, hereby declare as follows:
`1.
`I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state of California and am an
`associate with the law firm of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel for Amazon.com, Inc., and Amazon
`Web Services, Inc. (collectively, “Amazon”) in the above-captioned action. I have personal
`knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration.
`2.
`Amazon seeks to file under seal certain limited portions of the following documents
`(“Requested Sealed Material”):
`Document
`Exhibit 3 to joint statement
`regarding discovery dis-
`pute relating to motion for
`summary judgment (“Joint
`Statement”)
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`Document description
`Excerpts of First Supplemental Re-
`sponse and Objections of Ama-
`zon.com, Inc. and Amazon Web Ser-
`vices, Inc. to First Set of Interrogato-
`ries of PersonalWeb Technologies,
`LLC (Nos. 1-11)
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`Portion to be Sealed
`p.8, l.23 – p.9, l.7
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`Exhibit 4 to Joint State-
`ment
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`Excerpts of Third Supplemental Re-
`sponse and Objections of Ama-
`zon.com, Inc. and Amazon Web Ser-
`vices, Inc. to First Set of Interrogato-
`ries of PersonalWeb Technologies,
`LLC (No. 3)
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`p.6, l.23 – p.7, l.7
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`3.
`The Requested Sealed Material reflects sensitive business information, namely the
`specific terms of Amazon’s indemnification of its customers in the present litigation. A party seek-
`ing to file documents under seal in connection with a non-dispositive motion will override the pre-
`sumption of public access to judicial documents by showing “good cause,” which it can establish
`by showing specific prejudice or harm as a result of disclosure. See Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd
`v. General Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210 (9th Cir. 2002). The limited portions of Amazon’s
`discovery responses that contain the confidential terms of indemnity that Amazon seeks to file
`under seal meet this standard: it represents Amazon’s confidential business information regarding
`its indemnity obligations to its customers in this litigation. See Nicolosi Distributing, Inc. v. Fin-
`ishmaster, Inc., No. 18-cv-03587-BLF, 2018 WL 3932554, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2018) (good
`cause to seal contracts exists where they contain confidential business practices); see also Phoenix
`Technologies Ltd. v. VMware, Inc., No. 15-cv-01414-HSG, 2018 WL 1169188, at *2 (N.D. Cal.
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`Feb. 14, 2018) (good cause exists to protect business information that might harm a litigant’s com-
`petitive standing if disclosed, and where the redaction is “sufficiently narrowly tailored” to only
`seal portions of the exhibit that might put sensitive business information at risk).
`4.
`The terms of Amazon’s indemnification of its customers in this case are highly con-
`fidential and not disclosed to the public. Pursuant to the stipulated protective order entered in this
`case, Amazon designated information relating to the terms of its indemnification as “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYES’ EYES ONLY.” Amazon.com, Inc. v. PersonalWeb Tech-
`nologies, LLC et al, No. 5:18-md-02834-BLF, Dkt. 76.
`5.
`Accordingly, Amazon now requests that the Court seal certain redacted portions of
`Exhibits 3 and 4 to the Joint Statement, as noted in paragraph 2 above.
`6.
`In light of the foregoing, there is a good cause in maintaining the confidentiality of
`the Requested Sealed Material described above. Public disclosure of this highly confidential infor-
`mation would put Amazon at undue risk of serious harm by revealing business practices that may
`put Amazon at a disadvantage in future indemnity negotiations and discussions.
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is
`true and correct.
`Executed this 11th day of December, 2018, in Mountain View, California.
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`/s/ Ravi R. Ranganath
`Ravi R. Ranganath
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