Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GOOGLE LLC, Case No. 20-cv-03845-EMC (TSH)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. No. 71 SONOS, INC., Defendant.

12 The parties have reached agreement on most of the terms of a proposed protective order, but they disagree about an acquisition bar that Google proposes. Google’s acquisition bar would prevent an individual who receives highly confidential material designated by the producing party from being involved in activity related to the acquisition of certain types of patents or patent applications, as well as from advising or counseling clients regarding such acquisitions, until two years after the final disposition of this action. Sonos objects that no acquisition bar is necessary because the protective order already states that protected material may be used by another party only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this lawsuit and may not be used for any business purpose. If the Court is inclined to include an…