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`NOTICE OF SUBPOENA
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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`Procedure, Defendant Caterpillar Inc. will serve the attached subpoena (Ex. 1) upon Deere &
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`Company in the above-referenced action.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. 17-770-JDW-MPT
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.,
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`CATERPILLAR INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`Defendant.
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`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
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`By: /s/ Bindu A. Palapura
`Bindu A. Palapura (#5370)
`Andrew L. Brown (#6766)
`Hercules Plaza, 6th Floor
`1313 N. Market Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
`Tel: (302) 984-6000
`bpalapura@potteranderson.com
`abrown@potteranderson.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Caterpillar Inc.
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`James C. Yoon
`Christopher D. Mays
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94304
`Telephone: (650) 493-9300
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`Ryan R. Smith
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100
`Seattle, WA 98104
`Telephone: (206) 883-2500
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`Lucy Yen
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor
`New York, NY 10019
`Telephone: (212) 999-5800
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`Erik J. Carlson
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (323) 210-2900
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`Dated: March 24, 2023
`10702373/11898.00005
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`EXHIBIT 1
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`AO 88B (Rev. 02/14) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`for the
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`District of Delaware
`__________ District of __________
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`Civil Action No.
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`17-770-JDW
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`Wirtgen America, Inc.
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`Plaintiff
`v.
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`Caterpillar Inc.
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`Defendant
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`SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTS
`OR TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A CIVIL ACTION
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`To:
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`Deere & Company c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Registered Agent
`Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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`(Name of person to whom this subpoena is directed)
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`’ Production: YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the following
`documents, electronically stored information, or objects, and to permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of the
`material:
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`See Schedule A, attached hereto.
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`Place:
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`Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., 222 Delaware
`Ave, Suite 800, Wilmington, DE 19801
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`Date and Time:
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`03/31/2023 10:00 am
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`’ Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, or
`other property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting party
`may inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it.
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`Place:
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`Date and Time:
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`The following provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 are attached – Rule 45(c), relating to the place of compliance;
`Rule 45(d), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoena; and Rule 45(e) and (g), relating to your duty to
`respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so.
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`Date:
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`03/24/2023
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`CLERK OF COURT
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`OR
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`Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
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`/s/ Ian R. Liston
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`Attorney’s signature
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`The name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party)
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`Caterpillar Inc.
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`, who issues or requests this subpoena, are:
`Ian R. Liston, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., 222 Delaware Ave, Suite 800, Wilmington, DE 19801, iliston@wsgr.com, (302) 304-7600
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`Notice to the person who issues or requests this subpoena
`If this subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things or the
`inspection of premises before trial, a notice and a copy of the subpoena must be served on each party in this case before
`it is served on the person to whom it is directed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(4).
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`AO 88B (Rev. 02/14) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action (Page 2)
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`Civil Action No.
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`17-770-JDW
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`(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)
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`PROOF OF SERVICE
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`I received this subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any)
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`on (date)
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`’ I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows:
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`’ I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:
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`on (date)
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`; or
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`Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its officers or agents, I have also
`tendered to the witness the fees for one day’s attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
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`$
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`My fees are $
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`for travel and $
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`for services, for a total of $
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`0.00
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
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`Date:
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`Server’s signature
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`Printed name and title
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`Server’s address
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`Additional information regarding attempted service, etc.:
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`AO 88B (Rev. 02/14) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action(Page 3)
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), (e), and (g) (Effective 12/1/13)
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`(c) Place of Compliance.
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` (1) For a Trial, Hearing, or Deposition. A subpoena may command a
`person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition only as follows:
` (A) within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or
`regularly transacts business in person; or
` (B) within the state where the person resides, is employed, or regularly
`transacts business in person, if the person
` (i) is a party or a party’s officer; or
` (ii) is commanded to attend a trial and would not incur substantial
`expense.
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` (2) For Other Discovery. A subpoena may command:
` (A) production of documents, electronically stored information, or
`tangible things at a place within 100 miles of where the person resides, is
`employed, or regularly transacts business in person; and
` (B) inspection of premises at the premises to be inspected.
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`(d) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena; Enforcement.
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` (1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or attorney
`responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps
`to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the
`subpoena. The court for the district where compliance is required must
`enforce this duty and impose an appropriate sanction—which may include
`lost earnings and reasonable attorney’s fees—on a party or attorney who
`fails to comply.
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` (2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.
`(A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce
`documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, or to
`permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at the place of
`production or inspection unless also commanded to appear for a deposition,
`hearing, or trial.
`(B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents or tangible
`things or to permit inspection may serve on the party or attorney designated
`in the subpoena a written objection to inspecting, copying, testing, or
`sampling any or all of the materials or to inspecting the premises—or to
`producing electronically stored information in the form or forms requested.
`The objection must be served before the earlier of the time specified for
`compliance or 14 days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made,
`the following rules apply:
`(i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the serving party
`may move the court for the district where compliance is required for an
`order compelling production or inspection.
` (ii) These acts may be required only as directed in the order, and the
`order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party’s officer from
`significant expense resulting from compliance.
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` (3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.
`(A) When Required. On timely motion, the court for the district where
`compliance is required must quash or modify a subpoena that:
` (i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;
`(ii) requires a person to comply beyond the geographical limits
`specified in Rule 45(c);
`(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, if no
`exception or waiver applies; or
`(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.
`(B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by a
`subpoena, the court for the district where compliance is required may, on
`motion, quash or modify the subpoena if it requires:
`(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research,
`development, or commercial information; or
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`(ii) disclosing an unretained expert’s opinion or information that does
`not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results from the expert’s
`study that was not requested by a party.
`(C) Specifying Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstances
`described in Rule 45(d)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing or
`modifying a subpoena, order appearance or production under specified
`conditions if the serving party:
`(i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be
`otherwise met without undue hardship; and
`(ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person will be reasonably compensated.
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`(e) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.
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` (1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information. These
`procedures apply to producing documents or electronically stored
`information:
`(A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to produce documents
`must produce them as they are kept in the ordinary course of business or
`must organize and label them to correspond to the categories in the demand.
`(B) Form for Producing Electronically Stored Information Not Specified.
`If a subpoena does not specify a form for producing electronically stored
`information, the person responding must produce it in a form or forms in
`which it is ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form or forms.
`(C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only One Form. The
`person responding need not produce the same electronically stored
`information in more than one form.
`(D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The person
`responding need not provide discovery of electronically stored information
`from sources that the person identifies as not reasonably accessible because
`of undue burden or cost. On motion to compel discovery or for a protective
`order, the person responding must show that the information is not
`reasonably accessible because of undue burden or cost. If that showing is
`made, the court may nonetheless order discovery from such sources if the
`requesting party shows good cause, considering the limitations of Rule
`26(b)(2)(C). The court may specify conditions for the discovery.
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`(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.
`(A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaed information
`under a claim that it is privileged or subject to protection as trial-preparation
`material must:
`(i) expressly make the claim; and
`(ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents, communications, or
`tangible things in a manner that, without revealing information itself
`privileged or protected, will enable the parties to assess the claim.
`(B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to a
`subpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as
`trial-preparation material, the person making the claim may notify any party
`that received the information of the claim and the basis for it. After being
`notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, or destroy the specified
`information and any copies it has; must not use or disclose the information
`until the claim is resolved; must take reasonable steps to retrieve the
`information if the party disclosed it before being notified; and may promptly
`present the information under seal to the court for the district where
`compliance is required for a determination of the claim. The person who
`produced the information must preserve the information until the claim is
`resolved.
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`(g) Contempt.
`The court for the district where compliance is required—and also, after a
`motion is transferred, the issuing court—may hold in contempt a person
`who, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey the
`subpoena or an order related to it.
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`For access to subpoena materials, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(a) Committee Note (2013).
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`SCHEDULE A
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`The following definitions are applicable to the Requests for Production below:
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`DEFINITIONS
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`1.
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`“You,” “Your,” or “Deere” shall mean Deere & Company, its predecessors and
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`successors, subsidiaries and related companies, and its present and former officers, directors,
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`employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, accountants, entities it was formerly
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`known as, and others acting or purporting to act on its behalf or subject to its control.
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`2.
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`“Action” shall mean the action captioned, Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar Inc.,
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`C.A. No. 17-770-JDW, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
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`3.
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`“Wirtgen America” shall mean Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant Wirtgen
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`America, Inc. in the Action.
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`4.
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`“Wirtgen Group” shall mean the international company acquired by Deere as
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`announced on June 1, 2017.
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`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`8.
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`9.
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`10.
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`11.
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`12.
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`13.
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`14.
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`“’309 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 7,828,309.
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`“’316 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 8,118,316.
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`“’641 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 7,530,641.
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`“’592 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 8,113,592.
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`“’871 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 9,010,871.
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`“’530 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 9,656,530.
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`“’788 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 7,946,788.
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`“’932 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 8,511,932.
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`“’474 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 8,690,474.
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`“’268 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. RE48,268.
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`15.
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`16.
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`17.
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`18.
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`“’972 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 8,424,972.
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`“’390 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 9,879,390.
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`“’391 Patent” shall mean U.S. Patent No. 9,879,391.
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`“Wirtgen America’s Asserted Patents” collectively refer to the ’309 Patent, ’316
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`Patent, ’641 Patent, ’592 Patent, ’871 Patent, ’530 Patent, ’788 Patent, ’932 Patent, ’474 Patent,
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`’268 Patent, ’972 Patent, ’390 Patent, and ’391 Patent.
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`19.
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`“Caterpillar” shall mean Defendant and Counterclaim-Plaintiff Caterpillar Inc. in
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`the Action.
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`20.
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`“Communication(s)” shall mean any instance in which any Person has had contact
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`with any other Person, including by any oral or written utterance, question, comment, inquiry,
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`notation, or statement of any nature whatsoever, by and to whomever made, including, but not
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`limited to, any conversation, correspondence, agreement, note, e-mail, voicemail, or other transfer
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`of Information, whether written, oral, electronic, or by any other means, and including any
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`Document or other medium which abstracts, digests, records, incorporates, summarizes, describes,
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`or transcribes any such Communication, or any subsequent review or discussion of such
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`Communication, whether occurring at meetings or otherwise.
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`21.
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`“Date” means the exact day, month, and year if ascertainable, or if not, Your best
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`approximation thereof.
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`22.
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`“Document(s)” has the meaning prescribed in Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil
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`Procedure. The term “Document” shall be interpreted in the broadest sense possible and includes
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`Documents in any form, including by way of example and without limitation, originals and copies
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`of letters, memoranda, notes, records, minutes, reports, notebooks, messages, telegrams, ledgers,
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`legal instruments, legal opinions to the extent that they are not protected by the attorney-client
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`privilege or attorney work product doctrines, agreements, paper and electronic drawings,
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`specifications, purchase orders, circuit schematics, block diagrams, manuals, test procedures,
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`sketches, graphs, prints, rough drafts, secretarial notes, work pads, diaries, films, tapes,
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`photographs, computer disks and other electronic media, books, publications, advertisements,
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`literature, brochures, price lists, announcements, computer-based simulation tool input and output
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`files, or other writings or tangible objects whether stored, produced, or reproduced mechanically,
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`electrically, electronically, photographically, or chemically. Any comment or notation appearing
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`in any Document, and not part of the original text, is to be considered a separate “Document.”
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`23.
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`“Information” means and refers to Communications and Documents as those terms
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`are defined herein.
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`24.
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`“Person” or “Persons” shall include both natural Persons and entities, including,
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`without limitation, all predecessors in interest, groups, associations, partnerships, corporations,
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`agencies, or any other legal, business, or governmental entity. The acts “of” a Person are defined
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`to include the acts of directors, officers, members, employees, agents, or attorneys acting on the
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`Person’s behalf.
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`25.
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`“Thing” or “Things” has the meaning prescribed in Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of
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`Civil Procedure. “Thing” specifically includes, by way of example but not limitation, any disc,
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`tape, or other electronic media storage device, any product and any model, prototype, or
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`experimental device or part or assembly thereof.
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`26.
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`As used herein, the terms “and” and “or” should be understood either disjunctively
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`or conjunctively as necessary to bring within the scope of any request all responses that might
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`otherwise be construed to be outside of its scope.
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`27.
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`As used herein, the terms “each,” “any,” and “all” should be understood to include
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`“each and every, any, and all.”
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`28.
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`As used herein, the terms “relate,” “refer,” or “concern” (including any conjugation
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`thereof) mean directly or indirectly concerning, regarding, evidencing, mentioning, describing,
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`pertaining to, reflecting, being connected with, comprising, or constituting a subject matter.
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`29.
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`As used herein, use of a singular noun shall be construed to include the plural noun,
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`and use of a plural noun shall be construed to include the singular noun; and the use of a verb in
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`any tense shall be construed as the use of that verb in all other tenses whenever necessary to bring
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`within the scope of the request that which might otherwise be construed to be outside its scope.
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`INSTRUCTIONS
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`1.
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`It is Your duty in answering these requests to conduct a reasonable investigation so
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`that You disclose and produce all available responsive and non-privileged Documents.
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`2.
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`If production of any responsive Documents is being withheld on the ground of the
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`attorney-client privilege, attorney work product, or any other privilege, immunity, or protection,
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`please provide a privilege log with the following information for each such Document: (a) the
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`name of the Document; (b) the name of the person(s) who prepared the Document; (c) the name
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`of the person(s) to whom the Document was directed or circulated; (d) the date(s) on which the
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`Document was prepared or transmitted; (e) the name of the person(s) now in possession of the
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`Document; (f) a description of the subject matter of the Document; and (g) the specific nature of
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`the privilege or protection claimed with respect to the Document.
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`3.
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`You are under a continuing obligation to respond to the requests set forth herein.
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`Accordingly, if You subsequently gain actual or constructive possession, custody, or control of
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`any Document called for in the requests set forth herein that has not been produced, You must
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`produce such Document as soon as possible or provide a written explanation as to why You will
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`not produce the Document.
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`4.
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`To the extent a Document is considered confidential in nature, You may designate
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`it in accordance with the Protective Order entered in the above-captioned matters, a copy of which
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`is attached as Exhibit A.
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`REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any analysis of Caterpillar’s cold planers
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`and rotary mixers.
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any analysis of machines that compete with
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`Caterpillar’s cold planers and rotary mixers.
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any teardowns and/or reverse engineering
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`of any Caterpillar products, including any Caterpillar cold planers and rotary mixers.
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any competition with Caterpillar, or any
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`other competitor, including any benchmarking or competitive analyses.
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any valuation of the Wirtgen Group,
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`including any valuation of the relevant business segments at issue in this Action.
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`5
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`REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:
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`All Documents and Communications related to any valuation of Wirtgen America’s
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`Asserted Patents.
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`6
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`Exhibit A
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`CATERPILLAR INC.
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`Defendant.
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`C. A. No. 17-770-RGA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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` [PROPOSED] STIPULATED AMENDED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`This Stipulated Amended Protective Order (“Protective Order”) is made by and between
`Plaintiff Wirtgen America, Inc. (“Wirtgen America”) and Defendant Caterpillar Inc.
`(“Caterpillar”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
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`WHEREAS, the Parties are in need of discovery in the above-captioned action (the “Civil
`Action”);
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`WHEREAS, the Parties seek to prevent undue or unwarranted disclosure of non-public,
`confidential, personal, commercial, financial, proprietary, trade secret, know-how, and design
`information and/or materials which may be divulged pursuant to discovery in the Civil Action;
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`WHEREAS, pursuant to this Court’s Scheduling Order, see D.I. 28, and due to the overlap
`between the Civil Action and In the Matter of Certain Road Milling Machines and Components
`Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-1067 (Int’l Trade Comm’n) (the “1067 Investigation”), the
`discovery produced or taken in the 1067 Investigation may be used as if produced or taken in the
`Civil Action;
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`WHEREAS, the Parties also agree that due to the overlap between the Civil Action and In
`the Matter of Certain Road Construction Machines and Components Thereof, Investigation No.
`337-TA-1088 (Int’l Trade Comm’n) (the “1088 Investigation”), the discovery produced or taken
`in the 1088 Investigation may be used as if produced or taken in the Civil Action; and
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`WHEREAS, the Parties further agree to and authorize the exchange and use of discovery
`produced or taken in the 1067 Investigation and the 1088 Investigation, including information of
`non-party corporate affiliates of the Parties, such as Wirtgen GmbH, designated in the 1067
`Investigation or the 1088 Investigation as “Confidential Business Information,” “Confidential
`Source Code, Outside Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” or any other designation under the protective orders
`in the 1067 Investigation or the 1088 Investigation (including any amendments) in this Civil
`Action in accordance with this Protective Order.
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`NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein and pursuant to the
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`Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Parties agree as follows:
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`I. DEFINITIONS
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`Discovery Material. “Discovery Material” means all items or information, or any part
`A.
`thereof, regardless of the medium or manner generated, stored, or maintained, including, among
`other things, documents, materials, information, responses, answers, testimony, transcripts, or
`tangible things, that are produced, provided, disclosed, or generated in connection with discovery
`in the Civil Action.
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`Outside Counsel. “Outside Counsel” means the attorneys appearing as counsel for, or who
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`are retained to represent or advise, a Party, and who are not employees of a Party, and each of their
`paralegals, support, and office staff.
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`Designating Party. “Designating Party” means a Party or non-party person or entity,
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`including a Producing Party (later defined), that designates Discovery Material as Protected
`Information.
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`Producing Party. “Producing Party” means any Party or non-party person or entity that
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`discloses or produces any Discovery Material in the Civil Action.
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`Receiving Party. “Receiving Party” means any Party that requests or receives any
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`Discovery Material in the Civil Action.
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`Expert. “Expert” means a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
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`pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its Outside Counsel to serve as an
`expert witness or as a consultant in this Civil Action. This definition includes a professional jury
`or trial consultant retained in connection with this litigation. For the avoidance of doubt, this
`definition of “Expert” excludes an officer, member, owner, or employee of a Party who serves as
`or is retained as an expert in this Civil Action.
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`Protected Information. “Protected Information” means any Discovery Material that is
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`designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” (later defined) or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” (later defined), as provided in this Protective Order.
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`II. DURATION; COMPUTATION OF TIME
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`Duration of Protective Order. Even after a final resolution or termination of the Civil
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`Action, including by mediation or settlement, including all appeals, the confidentiality obligations
`imposed by this Protective Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise,
`in writing, or the Court directs otherwise.
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`Conformance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The computation of any period of
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`time prescribed or allowed by this Protective Order shall be governed by the provisions for
`computing time set forth in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 6(a) and 6(d).
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`III.
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`SCOPE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
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`Scope of Protection. The protections conferred by this Protective Order shall cover all
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`Protected Information, including any information copied or extracted therefrom, as well as all
`copies, excerpts, summaries, or other compilations thereof. Such protections shall also extend to
`any pleadings, testimony, conversations, or presentations by any Party or its counsel that might
`discuss, reflect, or reveal Protected Information.
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`Other Proceedings. By entering this Protective Order and limiting the disclosure of
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`information in this case, the Court does not intend to preclude another court from finding that
`information may be relevant and subject to disclosure in another case. Any person or Party subject
`to this Protective Order who becomes subject to a motion to disclose another Party’s information
`designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY” pursuant to this Protective Order shall promptly notify that Party of the motion so
`that the Party may have an opportunity to appear and be heard on whether that information should
`be disclosed.
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`Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding the provisions herein, nothing in this Protective
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`Order shall prevent or restrict a Designating Party’s disclosure or use of its own Protected
`Information for any purpose.
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`No Prejudice. This Protective Order is entered into by the Parties without prejudice to the
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`right of either Party to seek further or additional protection of any Discovery Material, or to seek
`to modify this Protective Order in any way.
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`IV. DESIGNATION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED INFORMATION
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`Designation of Protected Information. A designation of Discovery Material as
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`“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
`constitutes a representation by the Designating Party that the Designating Party has a good faith,
`reasonable basis to believe that the Discovery Material so designated is, in fact, Protected
`Information appropriate for, and entitled to, confidential protection.
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`Exclusion of Protected Information. The Designating Party shall not designate as
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`“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
`any Discovery Material:
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`i. that is or has become publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party;
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`ii. that was previously produced, disclosed, and/or provided to the Receiving Party by the
`Producing Party or a third-party person or entity without an obligation of confidentiality,
`not by inadvertence or mistake, and absent direct or indirect solicitation and/or indirect
`circumvention in breach of this Protective Order; or
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`iii. that was authorized to be produced, disclosed, and/or provided to the person or individual
`owning or controlling the Protected Information, which may be the Designating Party or
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`the Producing Party.
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`Designation of “CONFIDENTIAL” Discovery Material. The Designating Party may
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`designate and visibly mark as “CONFIDENTIAL”:
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`i. any of the Designating Party’s Discovery Material which the Designating Party believes
`contains non-public, confidential personal, commercial, financial, proprietary, trade
`secret, know-how, and design information; or
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`ii. confidential information of a third-party person or entity to whom the Designating Party
`owes an obligation of confidentiality.
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`Designation of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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`Discovery Material. The Designating Party may designate and visibly mark as “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”:
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`i. any Protected Data (as defined herein); and
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`ii. any Sensitive Information (as defined herein).
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`For the purpose of designation pursuant to the Protective Order, designating Discovery Material
`as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” or “AEO” shall constitute a designation as “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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`Protected Data; Sensitive Information. “Protected Data” and “Sensitive Information” are
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`defined herein as follows:
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`i. Protected Data. “Protected Data” means any personally identifiable information (PII) or
`information that a Party believes to be subject to local, state, federal, or international
`data-protection laws or data-privacy regimes, including (without limitation): the Federal
`Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, as amended (personal information);
`the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), 15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq. (financial information);
`the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the regulations
`thereunder, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Subparts A and E of Part 164 (health information);
`the Family Educational Rights and Pr