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Diagrams Not Considered Source Code Under Modified Protective Order, <i>ITC Blog</i>

Diagrams Not Considered Source Code Under Modified Protective Order, ITC Blog

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In a recent Order, ALJ McNamara clarified that while diagrams drawn by an expert depicting the interplay and hierarchy of relevant code modules, inputs, and outputs of source code are to be treated as confidential business information under the protective order, such diagrams are not considered source code under the ALJ’s Source Code Addendum.

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