Opinion
Case No.: 3:17-cv-0108-GPC-mdd
04-15-2019
IN RE: QUALCOMM LITIGATION
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO SEAL
[ECF Nos. 1101, 1113, 1073, 1076, 1116, 1090, 1110, 1087, 1085, 1099, 1095, 1102, 1118, 1091, 1083, 1105, 1093.]
Before the Court are numerous non-party requests to seal certain exhibits whose documents are among the "will call" exhibits and deposition designations that the parties may offer into evidence in Case No. 3:17-cv-00108-GPC-MDD. (ECF Nos. 1101, 1113, 1073, 1076, 1116, 1090, 1110, 1087, 1085, 1099, 1095, 1102, 1118, 1091, 1083, 1105, 1093.) Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm'') has filed a consolidated response to the motions to seal. ECF No. 1138. Apple Inc. ("Apple") and Compal Electronics, Inc., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH Mobile Ltd., Pegatron Corporation, and Wistron Corporation (collectively, the "Contract Manufacturers" or "CMs") have submitted that they do not oppose any sealing motions filed by any non-parties in this action. (ECF No. 1136.) Upon review of the moving papers, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motions.
LEGAL STANDARD
There is a presumptive right of public access to court records based upon the common law and the first amendment. See Nixon v. Warner Commc'ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978); Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. General Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2002). Nonetheless, access may be denied to protect sensitive confidential information. Courts are more likely to protect information covered by Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but are not limited by items listed in protective orders. See KL Group v. Case, Kay, & Lynch, 829 F.2d 909, 917-19 (9th Cir. 1987) (letter to client from attorney); Kalinauskas v. Wong, 151 F.R.D. 363, 365-67 (D. Nev. 1993) (confidential settlement agreement).
"Unless a particular court record is one traditionally kept secret, a strong presumption in favor of access is the starting point." Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). "In order to overcome this strong presumption, a party seeking to seal a judicial record must articulate justifications for sealing that outweigh the historical right of access and the public policies favoring disclosure." Id. at 1178-79.
The presumption of access is "based on the need for federal courts, although independent—indeed, particularly because they are independent—to have a measure of accountability and for the public to have confidence in the administration of justice." United States v. Amodeo (Amodeo II ), 71 F.3d 1044, 1048 (2d Cir.1995); see also Valley Broad. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court—D. Nev., 798 F.2d 1289, 1294 (9th Cir.1986) (explaining that the presumption of public access "promot[es] the public's understanding of the judicial process and of significant public events").
Accordingly, "[a] party seeking to seal a judicial record then bears the burden of overcoming this strong presumption by meeting the 'compelling reasons' standard." Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178. Under this stringent standard, a court may seal records only when it finds "a compelling reason and articulate[s] the factual basis for its ruling, without relying on hypothesis or conjecture." Id. at 1179. The court must then "conscientiously balance[ ] the competing interests of the public and the party who seeks to keep certain judicial records secret." Id. (quoting Foltz, 331 F.3d at 1135) (alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted). What constitutes a "compelling reason" is "best left to the sound discretion of the trial court." Nixon, 435 U.S. at 599.
Previously, some courts applied a "compelling reason" or "good cause" standard for sealing depending on whether the pending motion was dispositive or non-dispositive. E.g., Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180 (9th Cir. 2006) (parties seeking to seal documents in a dispositive motion must provide "compelling reasons" to support a sealing whereas for non-dispositive motions the parties must show a lesser "particularized showing" under the "good cause" standard pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c)); Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1213 (9th Cir. 2002) (when a party attaches a sealed discovery document to a nondispositive motion, the usual presumption of the public's right of access is rebutted).
Other courts rejected this binary approach. In re Midland National Life Insurance Company Annuity Sales Practices Litigation, 686 F.3d 1115 (9th Cir.2012), is one such case that rejected the literal dispositive/nondispositive label. In that case, an intervenor moved to unseal documents attached to a Daubert motion. Id. at 1118. The district court, like the district court here, concluded that the documents should remain under seal because "the Daubert motion was non-dispositive," as it "would not have been a determination on the merits of any claim or defense." Id. at 1119. The Ninth Circuit rejected the district court's focus on whether the motion was literally "dispositive": "That the records are connected to a Daubert motion does not, on its own, conclusively resolve the issue." Id. As the motion, in effect, "pertain[ed] to central issues bearing on defendant's summary judgment motion," we treated that motion as dispositive. Id. Similarly, the court in Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1100 (9th Cir. 2016) observed that it would not allow the technically nondispositive nature of a Daubert motion to cloud the reality that it was able to significantly affect the disposition of the issues in the case.
Here, the motions to seal relate to numerous potential trial exhibits and deposition designations that the parties may intend to call into evidence at trial. This Court will apply the "compelling reasons" standard to these motions and related briefing as those submissions pertain to central issues at trial and are "more than tangentially related to the underlying cause of action." Ctrs. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., 809 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2016).
Compelling reasons for sealing information exist "when such 'court files might have become a vehicle for improper purposes,' such as the use of records to gratify private spite, promote public scandal, circulate libelous statements, or release trade secrets." Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179 (quoting Nixon, 435 U.S. at 598). Trade secrets "may consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one's business, and which gives him an opportunity to obtain advantage over competitions who do not know or use it." Restatement (First) of Torts § 757 cmt. b. Because trade secrets concern proprietary and sensitive business information not available to the public, sealing may be warranted where disclosure would harm a litigant's competitive standing. Nixon, 425 U.S. at 598.
The Ninth Circuit has explicitly recognized that compelling reasons exist for the sealing of "pricing terms, royalty rates, and guaranteed minimum payment terms" of license agreements. See In re Elec. Arts, Inc., 298 F. App'x 568, 569 (9th Cir. 2008). Courts in this circuit have also recognized that information subject to confidentiality agreements may also meet the "compelling reasons" standard when accompanied by a particularized factual showing. See Foltz, 331 F.3d at 1137-38.
DISCUSSION
The Court now turns to the substance of the instant sealing motions. The majority of information that the movants seek to seal constitutes confidential business information of the parties, including trade secrets, proprietary business records, discussions of internal strategy, company dealings, and materials designated as "Highly Confidential." To the extent that the proposed redactions are narrowly tailored and relate to the rationale above, the Court agrees that the movants have demonstrated that compelling reasons exist for sealing the information subsumed by these categories. Analysis from this Court's prior orders granting the movants' motions to seal is applicable here. (See ECF Nos. 1143 and 1155.)
However, the Court also finds that some of the information that the movants seek to seal is stale, overbroad, or relate to key issues in the case. Even where the parties seek to cover information that may properly be sealed, they should seek to seal only the narrowly sealable information and not whole paragraphs, documents, sections, or presentations that do not justify extensive redaction. In some documents, the information at issue is too general to warrant sealing. Other suggested redactions would inappropriately shield stale information that is too old to be presently confidential. And yet other redacted exhibits in their current states would close from the public exhibits that relate to issues at the heart of this case, including a variety of SULAs, testimony about Qualcomm's rates and Qualcomm's leverage. In light of the public's right to access, this Court finds no colorable justification to seal those exhibits in their presently proposed form. Repeated requests to close and clear the courtroom would be unduly cumbersome to the Court's interest in managing the trial. Sealing such information would hamstring the parties and stymie them from litigating key issues effectively and efficiently. Furthermore, over-sealing crucial exhibits would impede the jury and the public's ability to understand the nature of the proceedings and the factual basis for the parties' claims.
As such, the Court finds that the movants have not articulated "compelling reasons" to keep all the requested information from the public. Accordingly, the sealing motions at ECF Nos. 1076, 1083, 1091, 1101, 1113, 1073, 1095, 1099, 1118, 1105 filed by Asustek, AT&T, Ericsson, Kyocera, LGE, HTC, Lenovo/Motorola, ZTE, Nokia, Ericsson, and Interdigital are GRANTED. The sealing motions at ECF Nos. 1116, 1110, 1085, 1090, 1087, 1102, and 1093 are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Court instructs the parties to introduce - if called at trial - redacted versions of their documents consistent with the following tables.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 15, 2019
/s/_________
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel
United States District Judge
ASUSTek's Appendix A
| Exhibit | Information To Be SealedAccording to ASUSTek | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00842 | Pages Bates stampedPegatron_0000807204 -0000807207 | GRANTED. |
| PTX010198 | Page Bates stampedQNDCAL02952131, thematerial indicated as ablack outline. | GRANTED. |
AT&T's Appendix A
| Exhibit | Information Sought to BeSealed According to AT&T | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00298 | Exhibit in full | GRANTED. |
| DTX00399 | Exhibit in full | GRANTED. |
| DTX00401 | Exhibit in full | GRANTED. |
BlackBerry's Exhibit A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought ToBe SealedAccording to BlackBerry | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|
| PTX000154 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit B to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX000891 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit C to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX000904 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit D to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX000910 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit E to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001007 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit F to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001238 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit G to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002144 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit H to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003658 | Portions highlighted inblue in Exhibit I to theGrubbs Decl. | GRANTED. |
BlackBerry's Exhibit A Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | Deposition Date | InformationSought to BeSealed | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 41:23-42:1 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 42:11-14 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 42:23-25 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 43:2-6 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 43:9 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 46:16-19 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 75:3 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 76:22 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 182:22-25 | DENIED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 197:19-198:5 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 198:21-199:6 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 199:8-199:18 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 236:1-7 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 253:3-6 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 253:12-21 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 254:1-5 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 257:25-258:6 | GRANTED. |
| Grubbs, John | 3/1/2018 | 259:1-9 | GRANTED. |
Broadcom's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Soughtto Be SealedBy Broadcom | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00523(BCRM00238) | BCRM000239-250 | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX00526/PTX00 2235(BCRM000397) | BCRM00397-399 | DENIED. |
| DTX00529(BRCM172776) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX00532(BRCM173163) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX00535(BRCM174046) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX00538(BRCM175716) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX00541(BROADCOM-USFTC00000100) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX01007(Q2017MDL3_00030289) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad and stale. TheCourt instructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX01005/ PTX03531(Q2017MDL3_00019 027) | Entirety | DENIED as overbroad and stale. TheCourt instructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| PTX00612 (ERIC-QCOMSDCA-00002083) | Pages 3-29 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001302(BRCM173791) | Entirety | GRANTED. |
| PTX001321(BRCM176046) | Entirety | GRANTED. |
| PTX001955(BRCM174102) | Entirety | GRANTED. |
Broadcom Appendix A Deposition Designations
| Deponent Name | DepositionDate | Information Sought tobe Sealed byBroadcom | Ruling |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor, Scott | 3/28/2018 | 17:4-21 | DENIED. |
| McGregor, Scott | 3/28/2018 | 175:23-176:18176:20-177:18179:11-180:20 | DENIED. |
| McGregor, Scott | 3/28/2018 | 184:11-24187:12-188:1 | DENIED. |
| McGregor, Scott | 3/28/2018 | 240:17-24 | DENIED. |
Ericsson Appendix A
| Exhibit | Information Sought to BeSealed According toEricsson | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00565 | §§ 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and7.5; App'x1; App'x 2 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003665 | Portion of §§ 2.1 and3.4.4 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003657 | §§ 4.1, 4.4 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001179 | Pages 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, and15Portions of pages 15, 16,17, 18, 19,and 26 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001241 | Pages 12, 17, and 18Portions of pages 13, 15,22, 69, 84,and 85 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001251 | Portions of pages 20, 31,38, 43, 49,and 54 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002327 | Portions of pages 5, 21,22, 26, and28 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003066 | Portion of second-to-lastparagraph | GRANTED. |
| DTX02568 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006414 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006415 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006416 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006417 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006418 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006421 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006422 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006423 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
| PTX006424 | Entire document | GRANTED. |
HTC Appendix A
Will Call Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought to BeSealed According to HTC | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| PTX003548 | Up-front license feesamount under §3 of theSULA (p. 9) and up-frontlicense fees stated inletter dated December 20,2000 (p. 45) | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit | Information Sought to Be Sealed According toHTC | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX03585 | HTC's up-front license fee amount under §3 of theSULA (p.10) and HTC'sup-front license fees stated in letter dated December20,2000 (p. 46) GRANTED. | |
| DTX03661 | QC's contributions to HTC under §§ 2.2, 2.3, andstrategic fund cap amounts under §§ 2.4 and2.5 of Strategic FundAgreement (pp. 2 and 3) GRANTED. | |
| DTX04555 | HTC's up-front license fees amount under §3 ofthe SULA (p. 12) GRANTED. | |
| PTX003635 | QC's fund payments (annual cap, quarterlyreimbursement cap and expenditure) to HTC under§§ 1, 2, 3 (pp.1-4, 6), price calculation in Exhibit A(p. 12) and quarter caps in Exhibit B under StrategicAgreement (p. 13). GRANTED. | |
| PTX003789 | QC's contributions to HTC under §§ 2.2, 2.3, andstrategic fund cap and amounts under §§2.4 and 2.5 of Strategic Fund Agreement (pp. 2 and 3) GRANTED. | |
| PTX001512 | QC's NRE payments to HTC under §2 of NRE andDevelopment Agreement for Multiple SubscriberUnits (p. 1)QC's fund payments (annual cap, quarterlyreimbursement cap and expenditure) to HTC under§§1, 2, 3 (pp. 6-9, 11),price calculation in Exhibit A (p. 17) and quarter capsin ExhibitB under StrategicAgreement (p. 18) GRANTED. | |
| PTX001609 | QC's reimbursement amounts to HTC (p. 5) GRANTED. |
Huawei's Appendix A
| DTX01440 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages with Bates ending 1237, 1238,1239, and 1241. | GRANTED. |
| DTX01454 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages with Bates ending 5611 and5612. | GRANTED. |
| DTX15685 | Seal in its entirety. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001861 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 002-012. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001869 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 001 and 003. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001916 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 001-004. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001941 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 002-005. | GRANTED. |
| PTX001963 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages with Bates ending 1222, 1224,and 1226-1230. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002143 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages with Bates ending 1259- 1263,and 1268. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002914 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 6, 15, 16, 21 and 26. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002933 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 12572-12573. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003122 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 20043-20048, and 20050. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003250 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 007-009. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003251 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 008-010. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003320 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 002-003. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003429 | Yellow-highlighted portions onpages 004-007, 011, and 013. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003569 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 698 and 701. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003616 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 0684-0688, and 0695. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003733 | Seal in its entirety. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003735 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 1585, 1588-1595 and 1605. | GRANTED. |
| JTX116 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pageswith Bates ending 7278, 7283,7285-87, 7291, 7332, and 7334. | GRANTED. |
| JTX126 | Yellow-highlighted portions on pages010-016, 019-022, 031-032,040, 046, 054, 055, 056, and 071-078. | GRANTED. |
| JTX127 | Yellow-highlighted portion on page 008. | GRANTED. |
Huawei's Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | InformationSought to beSealedAccording toHuawei | Basis forObjection |
| Ding,Jianxin | 3/12/2018 | 55:1, 60:16,112:6-11,122:8-25, 126:14-22,152:20-153:25 | DENIED withrespect to55:1,60:16122:8-25126:14-22.GRANTED as to theremainder. |
| Ding,Jianxin | 3/12/2018 | 100:16-101:7 | DENIED. |
| Ding,Jianxin | 3/13/2018 | 190:10-13,250:21-25,254:2-7 | GRANTED. |
| Yu,Nanfen | 3/14/2018 | 47:22-48:3 | GRANTED. |
| Wang, LiQiang | 3/15/2018 | 26:2-8, 35:8-20,59:19-23 | DENIED. |
Intel's Exhibit A
| Exhibit | Bates RangeProvided by theParties | Information Sought to beSealed by Intel | Ruling |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTX00014 | 86601DOC015482-83 | PDF page 7 DENIED. | |
| DTX00016 | 86601DOC034407-8 | 86601DOC034408 pages1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,86001DOC034409 pages2, 4, 6 | DENIED. |
| DTX00056 | AAPL-FTC-00100545-553 AAPL-FTC-00100547- 49, 51-2 | GRANTED. | |
| DTX00057 | AAPL-FTC-00100753-65 AAPL-FTC- 00100757,59-60, 64 | GRANTED. | |
| DTX00085 | AAPL-FTC-00132140-42 AAPL-FTC-00132140-41 | GRANTED. | |
| DTX00635 | INTEL-QCOM00002 2031 | INTEL-QCOM000022060; 105 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00646 | INTEL-QCOM00021 4960 | INTEL-QCOM000214967-980 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00648 | INTEL-QCOM00021 5595 | INTEL-QCOM000215599- 613 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00649 | INTEL-QCOM00021 5821-25 | INTEL-QC0M000215825 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00654 | INTEL-QCOM00035 4039-44 | INTEL-QCOM000354040- 44 | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| DTX00656 | INTEL-QCOM00048 7295-299 | INTEL-QCOM000487295- 99 | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| DTX00674 | INTEL-QCOM00223 6311-12 | INTEL-QCOM002236313-317, 320-326 | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| DTX00675 | INTEL-QCOM002458 604-70 | INTEL- QCOM002458608-12; 14-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 29, 31-32, 36, 39-49,51-53, 56, 60-63, 65-68. | DENIED asoverbroad withrepsect to pages. 9,12,14, 23, 49.GRANTED withrespect to theremainder |
| DTX00681 | INTEL-QCOM003057 387-481 | INTEL- QCOM003057387,392-3, 395-396, 398-400, 402-414, 416-418, 421-429 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00692 | INTEL-QCOM004909 037 | INTEL-QCOM004909039-74, 83-93, 95 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00704 | INTEL-QCOM007541 467-74 | INTEL-QCOM007541467-74 | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| DTX01426 | BAIN00051010 Slide nos. 3, 4, 8, 12, 17-19, 27, 292 | DENIED. | |
| DTX00689 | INTEL-QCOM004269 911-13-999 | INTEL-QCOM004269912, 14-18, 22-39, 41-53, 56-65,67-68, 69-73, 77-81, 83-85, 88-97, 99. | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| PTX001422 | AAPL-FTC-0035199-200 AAPL-FTC-0035200 | GRANTED. | |
| PTX001457 | AAPL-FTC-00010253-56 AAPL-FTC-00010255-56 | GRANTED. | |
| PTX001496 | APL-QC-FTC-34560911-31 APL-QC-FTC-34560912, 17-18, 21-23, 25 | GRANTED. | |
| PTX002095 | INTEL-QCOM005886 053-84 | INTEL-QCOM005886062, 84. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002135 | AAPL-FTC-00108170-211 | AAPL-FTC-00108182, 188,190, 192, 194, 195,208, | GRANTED. |
| PTX002189 | AAPL-FTC-00128661-65 AAPL-FTC-001286634- 64 | GRANTED. | |
| PTX002450 | 86600DOC096994-018 | 86600DOC097000 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002552 | 86600DOC097253-68 | 86600DOC097258-60,62-64. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002575 | 86600DOC001657-86 | 86600DOC001661-63,66-68 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002594 | INTEL-QCOM008124 586-663 | INTEL-QCOM008124587:Redactions on pages 10, 12,22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 32, 33, 34 | DENIED as overbroad withrespect to pages 11 and 23.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions.GRANTED with respect tothe remainder. |
| PTX002621 | INTEL-QCOM000420 594-607 | INTEL- QCOM000420594:pages 1, 2; INTEL-QCOM000420596: pages2, 5, 6, 7, 9 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002762 | AAPL-FTC-00153047-9 AAPL-FTC-00153047-9 | GRANTED. | |
| PTX002768 | INTEL-QCOM008077 974-87 | INTEL- QCOM008077976,979 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002976 | INTEL-QCOM000498642 -60 | INTEL- QCOM000498644-652,656, 658 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003027 | INTEL-QCOM005100 52-99 | INTEL-QCOM00510052, 55-57, 59, 61-69, 71-76,80, 82-84, 87, 89, 95-96,98-99 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003458 | INTEL-QCOM005712072 (native) | Withhold in full (native) | GRANTED. |
| PTX003732 | INTEL-QCOM007951655-711 | INTEL-QCOM007951655-711 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003745 | AAPL-FTC-00130920-27 | AAPL-FTC-00130920-27 | GRANTED. |
| PTX010861 | INTEL-QCOM007541 467 | INTEL-QCOM007541467-69, 71-74. | GRANTED. |
| PTX011130 | INTEL- QC1065-2_008014960(native) | Withhold in full (native) | GRANTED. |
| PTX011131 | INTEL-QC1065_00077703 (native) | INTEL-QC1065_00077703-05 | GRANTED. |
Intel's Appendix A Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | Information Sought to beSealed by Intel | Objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolff | 2/7/2018 | 124:2-124:4; 124:13-124:14-124:16-124:19 | GRANTED. |
| Constantine | 2/16/2018 | 3:15:6-17; 317:15-317:22,317:25-318:1, 318:3-319:3,320:3-6, 320:9-320:14 | GRANTED. |
| Keddy | 3/7/2018 | 113:1-113:4; 113:25-114:12;115:13-116:2 | GRANTED. |
| Keddy | 3/7/2018 | 123:14-124:8, 124:10-125:3;125:12-125:23, 127:7-127:22;129:5-129:11 | GRANTED. |
| Eul | 3/21/2018 | 187:5-187:15 | DENIED. |
InterDigital Appendix A
| Exhibit | InformationSought to beSealed byInterDigital | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibit 1 - DTX00266(APL-QC-FTC 15569990) | Correspondencein full | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit 2 - DTX00856(Pegatron_0001284829) | Agreement infull | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit 3 - DTX00861(Pegatron_1000000001) | Correspondenceand agreement infull | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit 4 - DTX01363(Wistron_1000000105) | Agreement infull | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit 5 - DTX01478(Wistron_1000000113) | Agreement infull | GRANTED. |
| Exhibit 6 - PTX003767(APL-QC_00451156) | Agreement infull | GRANTED. |
Kyocera's Appendix A
| Exhibit | Information Sought to Be SealedAccording to Kyocera | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| PTX011074 | Highly confidential businessinformation regarding licenses grantedby Kyocera and certain non-partiesand license payments and royalty ratesagreed to by Kyocera. | GRANTED. |
Lenovo and Motorola's Appendix A
| Exhibit | Info. Sought to be Sealed According to Lenovo andMotorola | Objection |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00713 /PTX002064 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewithunder seal as Exhibit A. | GRANTED. |
| DTX00736 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit B. | GRANTED. |
| DTX00890 /DTX10497 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted versionfiled herewith under seal as Exhibit C. | GRANTED. |
| DTX02788 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal asExhibit D. | GRANTED. |
| DTX10941 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewithunder seal as Exhibit E. | GRANTED. |
| DTX15716 /DTX15717 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted versionfiled herewith under seal as Exhibit F. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002027 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit G. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002412 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit H. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002520 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit I. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002540 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit J. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002546 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit K. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002570 | Seal in its entirety (alternatively, at least redact pagesMOTO- QUAL- 01933600 to 01933608 asirrelevant to the current litigation and confidential). Anunredacted version filed herewith under seal as Exhibit L. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002596 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit M. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002597 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit N. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002598 | Seal in its entirety. An unredacted version filed herewithunder seal as Exhibit O. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002645 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit P. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002775 /PTX002776 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit Q. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002875 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit R. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002876 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewithunder seal as Exhibit S. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002886 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit T. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002895 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit U. | GRANTED. |
| PTX002967 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewithunder seal as Exhibit V. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003083 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit W. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003110 | Portions highlighted in pink in the unredacted version filedherewith under seal as Exhibit X. | GRANTED. |
| PTX003393 | Portions highlighted in pink in theunredacted version filed herewith under seal as ExhibitY. | GRANTED. |
| DTX00341 | Provisionally seal entire exhibituntil copy provided to Lenovo and Motorola | GRANTED. |
| DTX00381 | Provisionally seal entire exhibit until copy provided toLenovo and Motorola | GRANTED. |
| DTX00395 | Provisionally seal entire exhibit until copy provided toLenovo and Motorola | GRANTED. |
| DTX01207 | Provisionally seal entire exhibit until copy provided toLenovo and Motorola | GRANTED. |
| DTX01415 | Provisionally seal entire exhibit until copy provided toLenovo and Motorola | GRANTED. |
LGE's Appendix A
| Exhibit | Information Sought to be Sealed by LGE | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| PTX003779 | Full document | GRANTED. |
| PTX003759 | Definitions of"Major Snapdragon Subscriber UnitModel" "Other Snapdragon Subscriber UnitModel" "Quarterly Indemnity Cap" and"Yearly Indemnity Cap," Sections 2.1,2.2.2, 3.1, 3.2, and select text fromSection 4.1 | GRANTED. |
| March 30,2018 HagueConventionTestimonyof Hwi-JaeCho | ¶¶ 238, 245, 247-48 | GRANTED. |
| PTX002699 | Full document | GRANTED. |
| PTX011259 | Section 1, only "NetRevenues" and"QualifyingHandsets"definitions; Section2(a); and columnheading in ExhibitA | GRANTED. |
| PTX011254 | Full document | GRANTED. |
| PTX011258 | Full document | GRANTED. |
MediaTek's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information To Be Sealed By MediaTek | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00765 | MTK_00296018(customer name)p. 3 (customer name); pp. 26-32 in full;pp. 8-9 (customer name) GRANTED. | |
| DTX00769 | pp. 14; 23 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00770 | MTK_00523907- MTK_00523910(lasttwo columns); MTK_00523913 infull DENIED with respect toPage 15. GRANTED withrespect to the remainder. | |
| DTX00780 | Sealed in full | DENIED as overbroad. TheCourt instructs the party toconfer and submit narrowerredactions. |
| PTX001787 | MTK_00184574(client name); MTK_00184576 (twobullet points and customer name);MTK_001 84577(customer name) GRANTED. | |
| PTX002501 | MTK_00240759(paragraph 3); MTK_00240760(paragraphs 3-5 in topemail, last line on page);MTK_00240761 (Actions(1), (3)-(6)) GRANTED. | |
| PTX002904 | MTK_00283679 (first three paragraphs onPage and last three paragraphs on page);MTK_00283680 (first 5 bullet points) GRANTED. |
| PTX003447 | pp. 3-18 in full | GRANTED. |
| PTX003296 | Customer names throughout;MTK_00335942(second bullet point) | GRANTED. |
MediaTek's Appendix A Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | Information to beSealed byMediaTek | Ruling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moynihan,John Finbarr | 3/12/2018 | 68:17-21121:10-121:25122:2141:14-15141:17-21158:16-18158:21-159:5159:7-9163:3-7271:19-272:22275:25-276:5276:21-277:19323:17-23323:25-324:9 | GRANTED. |
| Moynihan,John Finbarr | 3/13/2018 | 427:13-17428:15-429:1429:13-21429:23430:2-7430:19-431:3431:10-11431:13-16431:18-20431:22432:5-8432:10-13432:15 | GRANTED. |
Nokia's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought to beSealed | Ruling |
|---|---|---|
| DTX01002 | Excerpts from the Subscriber Unit LicenseAgreement between Qualcomm and Nokia,dated July 22, 2008 (highlighted in red) | GRANTED. |
| DTX546 | Excerpts from the Patent License Agreementbetween Nokia Corp., Nokia Siemens B.V. andCompal Communications,executed on June 12, 2009 (highlighted in red) | GRANTED. |
| DTX1207 | Excerpts from the Patent License Agreementbetween Nokia and Chi Mei, dated March 3,2009 (highlighted in red) | GRANTED. |
| PTX3357 | Excerpts from various agreements betweenApple | GRANTED. |
Nokia's Appendix A Deposition Designation
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | InformationSought tobe Sealedby Nokia | Ruling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teksler,Boris | 4/20/2018 | 274:9-17 | GRANTED. |
Samsung's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Ruling |
|---|---|
| Internal Samsung negotiation reportDTX01475 at SFT-0036174-76 | Granted. |
| 2004 SULAAmendmentJTX117 at Q2017MDL3_000 17698-705 | Granted. |
| 2009 SULAAmendmentJTX119 at SFT- 0000113-199 | Granted. |
| 2018 SULA AmendmentDTX01463;PTX003795;DTX01462; andDTX01462; andQAPPCMSD02163037-068 | Granted. |
| 2018 Strategic Relationship Agmt.PTX003796; DTX01462; andPTX003471 atQAPPCMSD0216 3069-076 | Granted. |
| 2018 Settlement Agmt.DTX01038; PTX003798; DTX01462;and PTX003471 at QAPPCMSD02163083-097 | Granted. |
| 2018 PatentComponent Agmt. DTX01464;PTX003799; DTX01462; andPTX003471 atQAPPCMSD0216 3098-113 | Granted. |
| 2018 Tech. Collab. Agmt.DTX01039; DTX01462; andPTX003471 at | Granted. |
| QAPPCMSD0216 3114-133 | Granted. |
Samsung's Appendix A Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | Information Soughtto be Sealed bySamsung | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Injung | 3/14/18 | 58:22; 58:25(numeric values) | GRANTED. |
| Lee, Injung | 3/14/18 | 59:1; 59:4 (numericvalues) | GRANTED. |
| Lee, Injung | 3/14/18 | 106:5-7 | GRANTED. |
| Lee, Injung | 3/15/18 | 144:16-18, 25; 145:1-6, 11-18, 21-23 | GRANTED. |
| Lee, Injung | 3/15/18 | 255:19-256:12 | DENIED. |
| Kim,Yooseok | 3/21/18 | 29:23-30:12 | GRANTED. |
| Kim,Yooseok | 3/22/18 | 138:1-8 | GRANTED. |
| Kang,Hojin(Alex) | 2/28/18 | 89:20-90:19 | DENIED. |
| Ahn, SeungHo | 3/29/18 | 181:9-12 | GRANTED. |
Sony's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought to BeSealed by Sony | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|
| PTX001474 | Q2017MDL1_00779810 -Q2017MDL1_00779814 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001558 | Q2014FTC01360358 -Q2014FTC01360362 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001567 | Q2014FTC01491780 -Q2014FTC01491788 | GRANTED. |
Sony's Non-Will Call Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought to BeSealed by Sony | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|
| DTX00882 | Q2014FTC02577811 -Q2014FTC02577815 | GRANTED. |
| DTX00964 | Q2017MDL1_01206693 -Q2017MDL1_01206698 | GRANTED. |
| DTX03027 | Q2014FTC00384622 -Q2014FTC00384652 | DENIED as overbroad. The Courtinstructs the party to confer andsubmit narrower redactions. |
| DTX03046 | Q2014FTC00660708 -Q2014FTC00660770 | DENIED as overbroad.The Court instructs theparty to confer and submitnarrower redactions. |
| DTX03048 | Q2014FTC00702283 -Q2014FTC00702315 | DENIED as overbroad. TheCourt instructs the party toconfer and submit narrowerredactions. |
| DTX03148 | Q2014FTC02033652 -Q2014FTC02033664 | GRANTED. |
| DTX03201 | Q2014FTC02755825 -Q2014FTC02755829 | DENIED. |
| JTX122 | Q2017MDL1_03030090 -Q2017MDL1_03030121 | DENIED as overbroad. TheCourt instructs the party toconfer and submit narrowerredactions. |
| JTX123 | Q2017MDL1_03111128 -Q2017MDL1_03111135 | DENIED as overbroad. TheCourt instructs the party toconfer and submit narrowerredactions. |
| JTX131 | Q2017MDL1_03115389 -Q2017MDL1_03115523 | DENIED as overbroad. TheCourt instructs the party toconfer and submit narrowerredactions. |
| PTX001269 | Q2017MDL1_01206693 -Q2017MDL1_01206698 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001272 | Q2017MDL1_01206699 -Q2017MDL1_01206705 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001287 | QNDCAL03064520 -QNDCAL03064825 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001290 | Q2017MDL1_01855129 -Q2017MDL1_01855141 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001303 | Q2017MDL1_00269206 -Q2017MDL1_00269228 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001517 | Q2017MDL1_01445020 -Q2017MDL1_01445025 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001527 | Q2017MDL1 01199818 -Q2017MDL1_01199822 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001528 | QNDCAL03527861 -QNDCAL03527865 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001543 | Q2017MDL1_02279480 -Q2017MDL1_02279483 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001545 | Q2017MDL1_0260171-Q2017MDL1_02601716 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001546 | Q2017MDL1_00289060 -Q2017MDL1_00289063 | GRANTED. |
| PTX001549 | QNDCAL04488551 -QNDCAL04488558 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003683 | Q2017MDL1_02322296 -Q2017MDL1_02322338 | GRANTED. |
| PTX003750 | Q2017MDL1_03115336 -Q2017MDL1_03115388 | GRANTED. |
| PTX011048 | Q2017MDL1_01199710 -Q2017MDL1_01199715 | GRANTED. |
Sony's Appendix A Deposition Designations
| Deponent Name | DepositionDate | InformationSought to BeSealed | Objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lee Hill, IV | 5/15/2018 | 32:12-33:12 | GRANTED. |
| Arthur Lee Hill, IV | 5/15/2018 | 33:24-34:4 | GRANTED. |
| Arthur Lee Hill, IV | 5/15/2018 | 37:7-37:15 | GRANTED. |
| Arthur Lee Hill, IV | 5/15/2018 | 74:18-74:20 | GRANTED. |
ZTE's Appendix A Exhibits
| Exhibit | Information Sought toBe Sealed By ZTE | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|
| PTX002569 | ZTE50296-ZTE50306in full GRANTED. | |
| PTX002666 | ZTE50942 in full GRANTED. | |
| PTX2640 | Q2014FTC04597436-Q2014FTC04597439(in full) | GRANTED. |
ZTE's Appendix A Deposition Designations
| DeponentName | DepositionDate | InformationSought toBe Sealed | Basis for Objection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 34:2-34:9 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 228:24-229:2 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 230:20-231:9 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 283:12-283:14 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 283:20-284:2 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 285:12-285:13 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 285:15-285:20 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 316:22-317:1 | GRANTED. |
| Blaylock,Richard | 2/27/2018 | 317:6-317:16 | GRANTED. |