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`MARK D. FOWLER (Bar No. 124235)
`mark.fowler@us.dlapiper.com
`ERIK R. FUEHRER (Bar No. 252578)
`erik.fuehrer@us.dlapiper.com
`JONATHAN H. HICKS (Bar No. 274634)
`jonathan.hicks@us.dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`2000 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto, CA 94393-2250
`Telephone: 650.833.2000
`Facsimile: 650.833.2001
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`CATHERINE HUANG (Bar No. 299696)
`catherine.huang@us.dlapiper.com
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`401 B Street, Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 92101-4297
`Telephone: 619.699.2700
`Facsimile: 619.699.2701
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`APPLE INC.
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`BILLJCO, LLC,
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`Case No. 5:22-CV-3201-VKD
`DECLARATION OF ERIK R. FUEHRER
`IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF BILLJCO’S
`ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL
`PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED
`COMPLAINT AND SUPPORTING
`EXHIBITS G-JJ PURSUANT TO CIVIL
`L.R. 7-11 AND CIVIL L.R. 79-5
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`I, Erik R. Fuehrer, hereby declare and state as follows:
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`I am a partner with the law firm of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel of record for
`Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) in this case. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in
`this declaration and, if called as a witness, could and would testify competently to these facts
`under oath.
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`Pursuant to Local Rules 79-5(c) and 79-5(f), I provide this declaration in support
`of Plaintiff BillJCo’s Administrative Motion to Seal (filed June 2, 2022) (Dkt. No. 68), which
`seeks to protect confidential information of both Apple and BillJCo.
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`Exhibits G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, BB, CC, EE, FF, GG,
`and II are all non-public communications between Bill Johnson, of BillJCo, and Apple containing
`confidential licensing discussions or inquiries.
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`Exhibits DD, J, and JJ are draft confidential license agreements.
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`Statements concerning the contents of Exhibits G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T,
`U, V, W, X, Y, Z, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG, II, and JJ appear in the following portions of the
`Amended Complaint:
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` Page 5 lines 1-3, 5-19, 21-28
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`Statements concerning the confidential licensing discussions between Apple and
`BillJCo appear in the following portions of the Amended Complaint:
` Page 4 lines 22-28
` Page 5 lines 1-3, 5-19, 21-28
` Page 6 lines 1-6, 8, 9-10, 11-28
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`States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
`Executed on June 9, 2022, in Palo Alto, California.
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`/s/ Erik R. Fuehrer
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing document was forwarded via electronic
`mail upon Plaintiff’s counsel of record on June 9, 2022.
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