Discovery of Facebook Content in Florida Cases by Christopher Hopkins on 5/3/2012 A step-by-step guide, with discovery examples and specific case references, on how to obtain Facebook content in your cases. ...more
IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2012 by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2012 In This Issue: - Patents *Patent Applicants Can Submit New Evidence to the District Court in Civil Actions Under §145 *To Quote Mark Twain, “Reports of My (Inequitable Conduct) Death Have Been Greatly...more
Key Privacy, Security and Information Management Issues in a Digital World Economy by Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP on 3/6/2012 Web 2.0, mobile applications and cloud based services have revolutionized how companies communicate and interact with customers, current and prospective, and how businesses process, transmit, secure and store information. ...more
Intellectual Property Quarterly - Winter 2012 by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/28/2012 In this issue: Patent Pilot Takes Shape; The Very Model of a Modern E-Discovery Order; Hatch-Waxman and the New Patent Office Post-Grant Review Procedures: A New Litigation Landscape?; and In re Ricoh Company, Ltd. Patent...more
Popular Cloud File Storage Apps Compared by Litigation-Tech LLC on 2/14/2012 It is estimated that nearly 300 Billion emails are sent worldwide daily, according to a 2010 study by the Radicati Group, Inc. The massive amount of data and web traffic is mind-boggling, with some highlights shared in...more
Let's Be Reasonable: Recent Federal Circuit Actions Follow Trend Toward E-Discovery Reform by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/2/2012 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that expenses associated with a third-party electronic database service can constitute taxable costs. In re Ricoh Co., Ltd. Patent Litig., No. 2011-1199,...more
Incontestable - December 2011/January 2012 by Finnegan on 1/26/2012 In this issue: Ascentive, LLC v. Opinion Corp., 2011 WL 6181452 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 13, 2011); L.F.P. IP, Inc. v. Hustler Cincinnati, Inc., 2011 WL 5024356 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 20, 2011); Marketquest Group, Inc. v. BIC Corp., 2011 WL...more
Bent v. Northwest Medical Center et al Order on Motion Compel Social Media Discovery by Christopher Hopkins on 11/3/2011 Personal injury / medical malpractice plaintiffs must produce Facebook data as ordered by Fort Lauderdale, Florida court....more
Interesting E-Discovery Developments by Dechert LLP on 10/13/2011 The program at a Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (“PLAC”) meeting are always interesting, and the one just before Columbus Day was no exception. It focused on social media and e-discovery. Here are some...more
Federal Circuit Model E-Discovery Order for Patent Litigation by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/11/2011 On September 27, 2011, Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit introduced a Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases at the Eastern District of Texas Judicial Conference....more
Federal Circuit Unveils Model Order for E-Discovery in Patent Cases by Morgan Lewis on 9/28/2011 During his September 27 remarks at the Eastern District of Texas Judicial Conference, Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unveiled a new Model Order for the governance of...more
IP Insight - September 2011 by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 9/26/2011 In This Issue: - U.S. Federal Courts 01 Federal Circuit Holds Isolated DNA Is Statutory Subject Matter Under S101 07 Prometheus Redux 08 Federal Circuit Opens Reissues Proceedings to Add New Claims to...more
Florida E-Discovery Rules Coming Soon! by Lawrence Kolin on 9/1/2011 This summer, the Florida Bar Civil Rules committee finally approved draft rule amendments of its longstanding E-Discovery subcommittee. The Florida Bar Board of Governors recently gave its blessing to the Expedited Submission...more
The State of Information Technology Law 2011 - Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Antitrust and Electronic Discovery by Brooks Kushman P.C. on 7/25/2011 XXI. ANTICYBERSQUATTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT A. CASE LAW 1. U.S. Courts of Appeal a. Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini 596 F.3d 696 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld on February 26, 2010...more
Privacy? You Don't Got No Stinkin' Privacy! by Bay Oak Law on 6/1/2011 When someone subpoenas subscriber information from an internet service provider, does the subscriber have an expectation of privacy? In California, at least, the answer seems to be: No. In People v. Stirpo, (Second District...more