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More discussion about sealed filings

Ts Readers of PATracer know that Kyle Fleming has been raising the issues of the problematic nature of sealed filings in patent litigation for some time.  He had another post this week on this issue, noting a recent appeal of a Southern District of Texas case.  For some reason, he's not able to say much about what the case is about, what the ruling was, or what the appeal is about.- principally because both the judgment and the order complained of are sealed.
Relevant to my little corner of heaven, Kyle related last week at blogger-con in Plano that the Eastern District of Texas has some of the most sealed filings-friendly rules he's run across, so the issue may be a timely one.  Should the rules making filing under seal as simple and easy as it is be changed to require more judicial oversight, or impose a higher standard before a filing can be made under seal?

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