Competitive Access Systems v. Apple Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 COMPETITIVE ACCESS SYSTEMS, Case No. 25-cv-04595-PCP (VKD)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE NOVEMBER 21, 2025

v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE

APPLE INC., Re: Dkt. No. 79 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Competitive Access Systems (“CAS”) and defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) ask the Court to resolve their disputes concerning limits on printing source code and limits on the number of email custodians and search terms. Dkt. No. 79. The Court finds these disputes suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). In this patent infringement action, the parties have agreed on most of the terms of a Protective Order Regarding the Disclosure and Use of Discovery Materials (“Protective Order”) and an Order Regarding Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI Order”). See Dkt. Nos. 79-1, 79-2. Having reviewed the parties’ joint discovery dispute letter, the proposed orders and disputed…