u-blox AG v. InterDigital, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 U-BLOX AG, et al, Case No.: 23-cv-0002-CAB-AHG

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’

v. MOTION TO SEAL

INTERDIGITAL, INC., et al,

Defendants. [Doc. No. 4] 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ motion to file portions of the complaint under seal [Doc. No. 4]. For the following reasons, the motion to seal is DENIED. “[C]ompelling reasons must be shown to seal judicial records attached to a dispositive motion.” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006). Settlement agreements are not to be sealed merely because the parties agreed to keep the terms confidential. UCP Int’l Co. Ltd. v. Balsam Brands Inc., 252 F. Supp. 3d 828, 835 (N.D. Cal. 2017). In the present case, Plaintiffs argue that portions of the complaint should be sealed because they “agreed [with Defendants] they would maintain the confidentiality of the contract terms,…