N.D. Ga. Patent L.R. 2.1

Order.

(a) If any document or information produced 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

shall be marked AConfidential B Subject to Protective Order@ by the

disclosing party and disclosure of the confidential document or information

shall be limited to each party=s outside attorney(s) of record and the

employees of such outside attorney(s).

(b) If a party is not represented by an outside attorney, disclosure

of the confidential document or information shall be limited to one

designated Ain house@ attorney, whose identity and job functions shall be

disclosed to the producing party five (5) court days prior to any such

disclosure, in order to permit any motion for protective order or other relief

regarding such disclosure.

(c) Pending entry of a protective order (by stipulation or on

motion), all persons to whom disclosure of a confidential document or

information is made under this local rule shall not disclose any such

protected information to any person not entitled to have access to it. After

entry of such an order, the limits on disclosure provided by such order shall

apply to the disclosure of documents otherwise produced pursuant to this

rule.

(d) A party that desires to file documents containing or disclosing

information protected by this rule must follow the procedures outlined in

Appendix H to the Local Rules for filing documents under seal in civil

cases.

(e) Nothing in this rule shall affect the burden of proof or

persuasion imposed by law on a party seeking to limit or prevent disclosure

or use of a document deemed confidential by that party.