Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Case: 12-1600 Document: 39-1 Page: 1 Filed: 09/18/2012 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. mUltett ~tate5 QCourt of ~peaI5 for tbe jfeberaI (!Circuit APPLE INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., AND SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, Defendants-Cross Appellants. 2012-1600, -1606 Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in case no. 11-CV-1846, Judge Lucy H. Koh. ON MOTION PER CURIAM. ORDER Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. and Apple Inc. each move for a stay, pending appeal, of the orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California unsealing certain trial and motion exhibits. Case: 12-1600 Document: 39-1 Page: 2 Filed: 09/18/2012 APPLE INC. V SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 In deciding whether to grant a stay or injunction pending appeal, this court "assesses [the] movant's chances for success on appeal and weighs the equities as they affect the parties and the public." E.!. Dupont de Nemours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 835 F.2d 277, 278 (Fed. Cir. 1987); see also Standard Havens Prods. v. Gencor Indus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 1990). To prevail, a movant must establish a strong likelihood of success on the merits or, failing that, must demonstrate that it has a substantial case on the merits and that the harm factors militate in its favor. Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 770, 778 (1987). Upon consideration thereof, IT Is ORDERED THAT: The motions are granted. FOR THE COURT SEP 18 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk cc: Kathleen M. Sullivan, Esq. William F. Lee, Esq. William R. Stein, Esq. u.s.THE FEDERAL CIRCUITFOR couJt'MPEALS s19 SEP 18Z01£ JAN HORBALY amK