`FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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`Plaintiff,
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`OPTOLUM, INC.,
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`CREE, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`Civ. Action No. 1:17-cv-00687
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`DEFENDANT CREE INC.’S MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS
`UNDER SEAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE
`TRIAL BRIEF OF PLAINTIFF OPTOLUM, INC.
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`Defendant Cree, Inc. (“Cree”) moves the Court to
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`grant its motion to file documents under seal pursuant
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`to Rule 5.2(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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`and Local Rule 5.4. In support of this motion, Cree
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`shows the Court the following:
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`1. The Trial Brief of Plaintiff OptoLum, Inc.
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`(ECF No. 286, filed Oct. 1, 2021) includes four
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`redactions related to Cree Confidential
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`information. These are found on pages 10 and 28
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`2. Three of the four redactions are directed to
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`Cree’s confidential financial information
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`concerning the value of its sales of the accused
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`products.
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`3. The fourth redaction quotes from a confidential,
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`internal Cree document containing Cree’s
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`confidential business information.
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`4. These four redactions are minimal and comprise
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`only a few words among a 34-page brief. There
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`is no less-drastic alternative available for
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`keeping this information confidential.
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`5. These redactions are not being made
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`unnecessarily. These redactions are directed to
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`Cree’s confidential and sensitive business
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`information.
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`6. Cree hereby moves the Court to grant the motion
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`to maintain the unredacted version of the Trial
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`Brief of Plaintiff OptoLum, Inc. under seal.
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`WHEREFORE, Cree respectfully request that, pursuant
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`and Local Civil Rule 5.4, this Court issue an Order
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`authorizing the unredacted version of the Trial Brief
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`of Plaintiff OptoLum, Inc. to remain under seal.
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`Respectfully submitted, this 14th day of October,
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`2021.
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`/s/ Blaney Harper
` Blaney Harper
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` JONES DAY
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` 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
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` Washington, D.C. 20001-2113
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` Telephone: (202) 879-3939
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`Facsimile: (202) 626-1700
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`Email: bharper@jonesday.com
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`/s/ Peter D. Siddoway
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`Peter D. Siddoway
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`NC State Bar No. 45,647
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`SAGE PATENT GROUP, PLLC
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`4120 Main at North Hills,
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`Suite 230
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`Raleigh, NC 27609
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`Telephone: (984) 219-3358
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`Facsimile: (984) 538-9037
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`Email: psiddoway@sagepat.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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`OPTOLUM, INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Civ. Action No. 1:17-cv-00687
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`v.
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`CREE, INC.,
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`Defendant.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on October 14, 2021, I
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`electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of
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`the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send
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`notification to counsel of record.
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`/s/ Peter D. Siddoway
`Peter D. Siddoway
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