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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Provides Further Guidance on Demands to Inspect Electronic Communications

Recently, Delaware corporations faced with demands for books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 have increasingly been forced to contend with demands for electronic communications, such as emails. Historically, the Delaware...more

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Potential Criminality Under Foreign Law Not a Bar to Disclosure of Documents in English Civil Proceedings

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Bank Mellat v HM Treasury [2019] EWCA Civ 449 - Synopsis - Obligations of confidentiality arising under a foreign legal system do not automatically entitle a party litigating in England to withhold documents from...more

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Issue Nine: PTAB Trial Tracker

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Motions to Amend: Burden to Prove Amended Claims are Unpatentable Rests with Petitioner - On October 4, 2017, the Federal Circuit issued its long-awaited en banc opinion in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal, regarding the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Retires Fee-Award Standard, Imports Octane Fitness to Trademark Cases

This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined a majority of appellate courts that have rejected rigid tests for attorneys’-fees awards in favor of flexible discretion at the district court level. The...more

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