In Re Koninklijke Philips Patent Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS PATENT Case No. 18-cv-01885-HSG
LITIGATION
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL
9 This Document Relates To: Re: Dkt. Nos. 500, 538, 558, 568
ALL ACTIONS
Pending before the Court are the parties’ administrative motions to file under seal. Three of these motions are in connection to the parties’ briefing on Philips’ motion for leave to amend infringement contentions, Dkt. Nos. 538, 558, 568, and one is in connection with ASUS’ motion to strike, Dkt. No. 500. The Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motions to file under seal, as described below. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). “This standard derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and…