Joinder

Court Finds Improper Joinder of Defendants in Same BitTorrent Swarm

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/20/2013

Over the past several years, content providers, particularly in the adult film industry, have filed numerous suits against users who have copied their works via the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol. Put briefly, the use of...more

Claimants Joining Insurers to Proceedings – Recent Developments in NSW and WA

by Catherine Cooper, Gregory Couston | K&L Gates LLP on 3/7/2013

In the context of professional indemnity insurance, there have been multiple instances in which claimants have attempted to join – as a party to court proceedings – the insurer of an alleged wrongdoer. In NSW, the...more

Federal Circuit Clears a Path for Defendant Motions to Transfer with In re EMC Corp. Order

by Carly Levin | Venable LLP on 2/21/2013

On January 29, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its second mandamus decision in In re EMC Corp., 2013 WL 324154 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 29, 2013). Although the appellate court ultimately denied a petition for a writ directing the...more

Business Litigation Report -- December 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 12/21/2012

In This Issue: Firm News: ..Quinn Emanuel Deutschland Named “IP Law Firm of the Year” and “Patent Law Firm of the Year” by JUVE ..Intellectual Property Trial Lawyer Amar Thakur Joins Quinn Emanuel...more

Multi-Defendant Joinder Under the America Invents Act: Much Ado About Nothing?

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 12/20/2012

In September 2011, Congress passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), which implemented a number of changes to the U.S. patent system. Notably, Congress took aim at a proliferation of patent infringement suits...more

America Invents Act: Limitation on Joinder

by Jeremiah Frueauf, Lori Gordon | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 12/3/2012

On September 16, 2011, the America Invents Act (AIA) ushered in major changes to the U.S. patent system, including changes affecting assertion of patent infringement against multiple, unrelated accused infringers. Effective...more

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