Case 5:20-cv-09341-EJD Document 181-1 Filed 09/08/22 Page 1 of 2
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`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`Adam R. Alper (SBN 196834)
`adam.alper@kirkland.com
`Akshay S. Deoras (SBN 301962)
`akshay.deoras@kirkland.com
`555 California Street
`San Francisco, CA 94104
`Telephone: (415) 439-1400
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`Michael W. De Vries (SBN 211001)
`michael.devries@kirkland.com
`555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 680-8400
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`Sharre Lotfollahi (SBN 258913)
`sharre.lotfollahi@kirkland.com
`2049 Century Park East
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Telephone: (310) 552-4200
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`Leslie Schmidt (admitted pro hac vice)
`leslie.schmidt@kirkland.com
`601 Lexington Ave.
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: (212) 446-4800
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`Kat Li (admitted pro hac vice)
`kat.li@kirkland.com
`401 Congress Ave.
`Austin, TX 78701
`Telephone: (512) 678-9100
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.,
`Plaintiff,
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`DEMARAY LLC,
`Defendant.
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`CASE NO. 5:20-cv-09341-EJD
`DECLARATION OF AKSHAY S.
`DEORAS IN SUPPORT OF
`ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
`FILE UNDER SEAL
`Honorable Edward J. Davila
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`I, Akshay S. Deoras, declare as follows:
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`I am an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California and am a partner
`with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, located at 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104.
`I am counsel for plaintiff Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) in the above-captioned matter. I
`make this declaration pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5 in support of Applied’s Motion to File
`Under Seal.
`2.
`I am over the age of eighteen and suffer from no mental or physical disabilities that
`would render me incompetent to testify in this matter. I have knowledge of the facts set forth
`herein, and if called to testify as a witness, could do so competently under oath.
`3.
`The information Applied seeks to seal constitutes Applied’s trade secret information
`and commercially sensitive Applied confidential business information.
`4.
`Applied’s Motion does not relate to a dispositive motion. Thus, the “good cause”
`standard applies. Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., No. 11-CV-01846-LHK, 2012 WL 6115623,
`at *1 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2012). This requirement has been satisfied here for the reasons listed in
`paragraph 5 of this declaration, and because not sealing risks releasing trade secrets and confidential
`information, which might harm Applied’s competitive standing. Moreover, there is no less
`restrictive alternative to sealing this information.
`5.
`Exhibit 1 and related text in the body of Applied’s Answer, Affirmative Defenses
`and Counterclaims include materials marked as “Applied Materials Confidential” and contain
`highly confidential Applied business information including details of proprietary reactor
`technology.
`I declare under perjury under the laws of the United States and the State of California that
`the foregoing is true and correct.
`Executed on September 8, 2022 in San Francisco, CA.
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` /s/ Akshay S. Deoras
` Akshay S. Deoras
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