FILED
January 09, 2026
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JGB
BY: ________________________________
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DEPUTY
WACO DIVISION
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STANDING ORDER REGARDING FILING DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL AND
REDACTED PUBLIC VERSIONS
This Order applies to all patent cases pending before the undersigned. As a public forum,
the Court has a policy of providing to the public full access to documents filed with the Court.
Because parties in patent cases routinely file confidential information, this Order grants leave for
any party in a patent case to file materials containing confidential information under seal. Parties
need not file a separate motion for leave.
The filing party shall file a publicly available, redacted version of any motion or pleading
filed under seal within seven days. The parties need not file redacted versions of exhibits to such
documents. Exhibits that are nonconfidential in their entirety should not be filed under seal at all.
The parties shall coordinate to make sure that the publicly available version redacts information
that any party deems confidential. Redactions should be targeted to redact only that information.
The publicly available version shall be labeled “PUBLIC VERSION.” Cooperating to file the
publicly available version shall not be deemed as agreeing that the redacted information is
confidential.
The Court will enter a sealed order to resolve a motion if either party filed its briefing under
seal. The movant shall email a redacted version of the Court’s sealed order for publication within
seven days after the Court enters the sealed order. The movant shall email the redacted, public
version to the Court’s law clerk (
[email protected]).
SIGNED this 9th day of January 2026.
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DAN MACLEMORE DEREK T. GILLILAND
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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