Local Rule Patent L.R. 2.2: Confidentiality

2.2 Confidentiality If any document or information produced under these Patent Local Rules is deemed confidential by the producing party and if the Court has not entered a protective order, until a protective order is issued by the Court, the document will be marked "Confidential" or with some other confidential designation (such as "Confidential-Outside Attorneys Eyes Only") by the disclosing party and disclosure of the confidential document or information will be limited to each party's outside attorney(s) of record and the employees of such outside attorney(s). An approved model form of protective order is available on the Court's website (www.casd.uscourts.gov) and may be amended by the Court over time as deemed appropriate. If a party is not represented by an outside attorney, disclosure of the confidential document or information will be limited to a designated "in-house" attorney, whose identity and job functions will be disclosed to the producing party five (5) court days prior to any such disclosure. The person(s) to whom disclosure of a confidential document or information is made under this Patent Local Rule will keep it confidential and use it only for purposes of litigating the case. A document may not be filed under seal unless authorized by an order entered by the judge before whom the hearing or proceeding related to the proposed sealed document will take place.