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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court: Common Interest May Protect Communications with Third Parties from Discovery, but Not Always

The District of Delaware recently denied in part a motion to compel production of documents and testimony between a patentee and potential investors, valuation firms and an international bank based on the common interest...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Sued: What In-house Counsel Without Litigation Experience Need to Know - Preparing Your Inside Team

3: Preparing Your Inside Team - Preservation, Privilege, Potential Pitfalls -This is the third in a series of articles that explores considerations and suggested actions for in-house counsel who are inexperienced in patent...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Witness Testimony Regarding Intent to Infringe Excluded Because Defendant Refused Such Discovery Based on Privilege

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted a motion in limine to preclude testimony from corporate executives about their “business understanding” regarding infringement because the defendant previously...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - September 2017

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Jang v. Boston Scientific Corporation (No. 2016-1575, 9/29/17) (Prost, O'Malley, Chen) - Chen, J. Affirming denial of motion for JMOL, vacatur of verdict of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, and judgment of...more

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Herding Cats: Making The Most Out Of A Joint Defense Group

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Litigation today often involves multiple defendants facing a common adversary — whether it is patent litigation against the same patent holder or tort litigation against the same plaintiff. Multidefendant litigation can...more

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Federal Circuit Recognizes Privilege for Communications with Non-Lawyer Patent Agent

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In a significant ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has recognized a new privilege shielding communications between patent applicants and their non-lawyer patent agents. The issue was one of first...more

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The Federal Circuit Newly Recognizes Patent-Agent Privilege

On March 7, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recognized “a patent-agent privilege extending to communications with non-attorney patent agents when those agents are acting within the agent’s authorized...more

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Federal Circuit Judge Bryson Denies Motion to Disqualify Plaintiff’s Counsel

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Providing a rare glimpse into a Federal Circuit judge’s views on the rules of professional conduct governing conflicts of interest, on February 26, 2016, Federal Circuit Judge William Bryson, sitting as a trial judge, denied...more

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