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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 12, 2026

Renesas Electronics Corporation v. Navitas Semiconductor USA

Full caption

Renesas Electronics Corporation, et al. v. Navitas Semiconductor USA, Inc., et al.

Judge
No
Docket
5:26-cv-07573
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1

Counsel7 of record
PLAINTIFF
Krishna Shah Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Robert Scott Shwarts Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
DEFENDANT
Clement Naples Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Gregory K. Sobolski Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Matthew M. Yelovich Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Thomas Yeh Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Heather S. Nyong'o Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP

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Civil ProcedurePreliminary Injunction
In one sentence

In Renesas Electronics Corporation v. Navitas Semiconductor USA, Inc., Judge Noél Wise denied Renesas’s administrative motion to seal filings as moot after its temporary restraining order motion became moot.

Who this affects

Renesas Electronics Corp. and Renesas Electronics America Inc., whose motion to seal was denied as moot; the clerk must keep ECF Nos. 16-3 through 16-28 under seal until further order.

What happened

Renesas Electronics Corporation v. Navitas Semiconductor USA, Inc. concerns an administrative motion by Renesas Electronics Corp. and Renesas Electronics America Inc. to seal parts of their brief and exhibits connected to a request for a temporary restraining order.

After the court entered the parties’ stipulation about preserving and disclosing information, the temporary restraining order motion became moot. Because the court did not consider the materials Renesas sought to seal, it denied the sealing motion as moot.

Judge Noél Wise ordered the clerk to keep filings ECF Nos. 16-3 through 16-28 under seal until the court issues a further order.

The detailed version

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Case
Renesas Electronics Corporation v. Navitas Semiconductor USA · No. 5:26-cv-07573
Judge
No
Date
Aug. 12, 2026

Background

In connection with their ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order, Renesas Electronics Corp. and Renesas Electronics America Inc. filed an administrative motion asking to seal portions of their brief and exhibits. The sealing request was docketed as ECF No. 16.

Court’s Ruling

After the court entered the parties’ stipulation concerning preservation and disclosure on August 10, 2026, the temporary restraining order motion became moot. The court stated that it had not considered the materials Renesas sought to seal. It therefore denied the administrative motion to file under seal as moot. The clerk must maintain ECF Nos. 16-3 through 16-28 under seal until further order of the court.

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