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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`AMAZON DIGITAL SERVICES, INC.
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`FACEBOOK, INC.
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`LINKEDIN CORP.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`GROUPON, INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`PANDORA MEDIA, INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`TWITTER, INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`BARNES & NOBLE, INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`SONY MOBILE
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`MICROSOFT CORP.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`GOOGLE INC.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.,
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`JOINT MOTION (INCLUDING MEMORANDUM)
`FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`(WITH CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION)
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`The parties jointly move this Court to enter the accompanying proposed protective order
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`in each of the above-captioned cases. Although these matters are currently stayed, there are nine
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`pending petitions for inter partes review involving two of the asserted patents: U.S. Patents
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`6,771,290 (“the ‘290 Patent”) and 6,628,314 (“the ‘314 Patent”). The agreed-to protective order
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`(emailed to the Court’s CM/ECF address simultaneous with this filing) implements, among other
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`provisions, a prosecution bar that will govern the parties if they proceed through the inter partes
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`review proceedings.
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`As detailed more fully in the motions to stay filed by numerous Defendants1 last year and
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`ultimately granted by this Court, Google, along with several other defendants in the related
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`cases, filed petitions for inter partes review of the ‘290 and ‘314 Patents before the PTO Patent
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`Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) seeking to invalidate all the claims of the ‘290 and ‘314
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`Patents asserted in this cases. Litigation counsel for B.E. has entered appearances in each of
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`those proceedings. See Ex. A. Prior to the stay, pursuant to Local Patent Rule 3.4, the majority
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`of Defendants produced confidential and highly confidential materials to B.E. These materials
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`include product specifications, design documents, and other references describing the accused
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`1 The defendants are those defendants in the following cases, hereinafter “Defendants:” B.E.
`Technology, LLC v. Amazon Digital Servs., Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02767; B.E. Technology, LLC v.
`Facebook, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02769; B.E. Technology, LLC v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 2:12- cv-
`02772; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Pandora Media, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02782; B.E. Technology,
`LLC v. Twitter, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02783; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., No.
`2:12-cv-02823; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, No. 2:12-
`cv-02824; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Samsung Electronics America Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02825; B.E.
`Technology, LLC v. Sony Computer Entm’t Am., Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02826; B.E. Technology, LLC
`v. Sony Mobile Commcn’s (USA) Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02827; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Sony Elecs.
`Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02828; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., No. 2:12-cv-02829; B.E.
`Technology, LLC v. Google Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02830; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Apple, Inc., No.
`2:12-cv-02831; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Spark Networks, Inc., No 2:12-cv-02832 (dismissed);
`B.E. Technology, LLC v. People Media, Inc., No. 2:12-cv-02833; B.E. Technology, LLC v.
`Match.com LLC, No. 2:12-cv-02834; B.E. Technology, LLC v. Motorola Mobility Holdings,
`LLC, No. 2:12-cv-02866.
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`products and functionalities. Accordingly, counsel with access to Defendants’ highly
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`confidential materials may participate in the inter partes review proceedings.
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`Using the Court’s model protective order set forth in the Local Patent Rules, the parties
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`have negotiated a protective order that has been agreed to by all the Defendants and B.E. The
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`Defendants require some additional protections and looked to the model protective order of the
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`Northern District of California for guidance. The parties have agreed to additional provisions,
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`including a prosecution bar that addresses the issue of who may participate in claim drafting and
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`amending activities in prosecution activities, including the possible inter partes review
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`proceedings, 2 as well as procedures that govern the production, review and use of source code. 3
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`The provisions agreed upon by the parties are largely based upon the Northern District of
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`California Model Protective Order and are necessary to protect the Defendants’ highly
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`confidential material during the pendency of any inter partes review and these cases, should the
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`cases resume after such proceedings. The parties have worked diligently to negotiate and agree
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`2 When necessary, courts include prosecution bars in protective orders because “there may be
`circumstances in which the most rigorous efforts of the recipient of [sensitive] information to
`preserve confidentiality in compliance . . . with a protective order may not prevent inadvertent
`compromise.” In re Deutsche Bank Trust Co., 605 F.3d 1373, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2010). As the
`Federal Circuit recognized in In re Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, “it is very difficult for the
`human mind to compartmentalize and selectively suppress information once learned, no matter
`how well-intentioned the effort may be to do so.” Id. Accordingly, prosecution bars are seen as
`a less drastic alternative to the disqualification of counsel, and courts consistently include them
`in protective orders governing patent cases. See, e.g., Applied Signal Technology, Inc. v.
`Emerging Mkts. Commc’ns, Inc., No. 09-2180 (SBA/DMR), 2011 WL 197811, *1 (N.D. Cal. Jan
`20, 2011); see also Bear Creek Technologies Inc. v. Verizon Services Corp., No. 12-cv-600
`(GMS), 2012 WL 319762 (D.Del. July 25, 2012); Pragmatus AV, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., Case
`No.: 5:11-cv-2168 EJD (PSG) (N.D. Cal. July 5, 2012); Kelora Systems, LLC v. Target Corp.,
`Nos. C 11–01548 CW (LB), C 10–04947 CW (LB) C 11–01398 CW (LB), C 11–02284 CW
`(LB), 2011 WL 6000759, at *7 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2011); Eon Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. AT&T
`Mobility LLC, 881 F.Supp.2d 254, 257 (D. Puerto Rico, July 30, 2012).
`3 See Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube Inc., 253 F.R.D. 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (noting that
`Google’s source code is a “vital,” “valuable,” and “vulnerable…asset”).
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`to these provisions as well as other protections deemed necessary by the inclusion of competitor
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`defendants and the particular posture of these cases. The parties believe that the agreed-to
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`protective order establishes a fair and secure process for the production, review and use of
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`confidential, highly confidential, and highly confidential source code materials in these cases.
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`Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), the Court is empowered to issue protective
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`orders “for good cause shown” to prevent “undue burden or expense” by ordering, inter alia,
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`“that a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not
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`be revealed or be revealed only in a designated way.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(7). For the
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`foregoing reasons, the parties jointly and respectfully request that the Court grant this motion and
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`enter their proposed protective order.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Stephanie A. Quick
`John S. Golwen (TN BPR #014324)
`jgolwen@bassberry.com
`Annie T. Christoff (TN BPR #026241)
`achristoff@bassberry.com
`BASS, BERRY & SIMS, PLC
`100 Peabody Place, Suite 900
`Memphis, Tennessee 38103
`Telephone: (901) 543-5900
`Facsimile: (901) 543-5999
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`Jeanne M. Gills
`jmgills@foley.com
`Aaron J. Weinzierl (pro hac vice)
`aweinzierl@foley.com
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`321 North Clark Street, Suite 2800
`Chicago, Illinois 60654
`Telephone: (312) 832-4500
`Facsimile: (312) 832-4700
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` /s/ Daniel J. Weinberg
`Richard M. Carter (TN B.P.R. #7285)
`Adam J. Eckstein (TN B.P.R. #27200)
`MARTIN, TATE, MORROW & MARSTON,
`P.C.
`6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1000
`Memphis, TN 38119-4839
`Telephone: (901) 522-9000
`Facsimile: (901) 527-3746
`AEckstein@martintate.com
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`Robert E. Freitas (CA Bar No. 80948)
`Craig R. Kaufman (CA Bar No. 15945)
`Qudus B. Olaniran (CA Bar No. 267838)
`Daniel J. Weinberg (CA Bar No. 227159)
`FREITAS TSENG & KAUFMAN LLP
`100 Marine Parkway, Suite 200
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Telephone: (650) 593-6300
`Facsimile: (650) 593-6301
`rfreitas@ftklaw.com
`ckaufman@ftklaw.com
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`Attorneys for B. E. Technology, L.L.C.
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`Stephanie A. Quick
`squick@foley.com
`FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
`777 East Wisconsin Avenue
`Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
`Telephone: (414) 271-2400
`Facsimile: (414) 297-4900
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`Attorneys for Defendant Groupon, Inc.
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`The foregoing motion is filed jointly by all parties as a result of successful pre-filing
`consultation in compliance with the Court’s Local Rule 7.
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`CERTIFICATE OF CONSULTATION
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`/s/ Stephanie A. Quick
`Stephanie A. Quick
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`The foregoing motion is being filed via the Court’s CM/ECF system, thereby
`automatically effecting service on all counsel who have appeared in the action.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`/s/ Stephanie A. Quick
`Stephanie A. Quick
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