Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GOOGLE LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 20-06754 WHA
v.
SONOS, INC., OMNIBUS ORDER RE MOTIONS TO
SEAL
Defendant.
15 This order addresses pending motions to seal filed in connection with the patent showdown procedure, including Sonos’s claim construction brief (Dkt. No. 203), Sonos’s patent showdown motion for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 209, 247–48, 273), Sonos’s accompanying motion to strike (Dkt. Nos. 220, 253, 265), Google’s patent showdown motion for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 210, 221, 252, 276–77), related submissions by both parties (Dkt. Nos. 296, 313, 321–22, 329), and responses to the Court’s order to show cause (Dkt. Nos. 346–48, 350). 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. There is a strong public policy in favor of openness in our court system and the public is entitled to know to whom we are providing relief (or not). See Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). Consequently,…