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Show Me the Papers!: Judge Aaron Grants Motion to Compel Document Discovery from Third-Party

United States Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron (S.D.N.Y.) recently granted a motion by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively “Samsung”) to compel non-party Microchip Technology...more

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Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2023

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The Texas Patent Litigation Monthly Wrap-Up for October 2023 covers three decisions addressing the scope of the work-product and attorney-client privileges, limits on the use of a defendant’s use of its own patents during...more

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Judge Parker Finds GE’s Privileged Documents Show No Signs of Fraud in Medical Imaging Devices Misappropriation Case

On August 8, 2023, Judge Katharine H. Parker (S.D.N.Y.) denied Spectrum Dynamics Medical Limited’s (“Spectrum”) motion to compel the production of documents that it argued fell under the crime-fraud exception to the...more

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Federal Court dismisses motion to adjourn section 8 trial to complete document production from non-party generics

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As previously reported, the Federal Court found Janssen’s Canadian Patent No. 2,661,422 (422 patent)—which relates to treatment of prostate cancer in humans by co-administration of abiraterone acetate (Janssen’s ZYTIGA) and...more

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New Federal Court Guidelines for Complex Proceedings consolidate and update previous guidelines

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Update: The Federal Court updated the Guidelines on May 18, 2021, which can be found here. The Federal Court has released a new consolidated practice direction, Case and Trial Management Guidelines for Complex...more

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Federal Circuit Awards Attorney Fees to the Defendant Following Dismissal of Lawsuit by Plaintiff

The Federal Circuit affirmed a district court award of over $360,000 in costs and attorneys’ fees against a non-practicing entity, citing the need “to deter future abusive litigation.” In October 2016, Blackbird sued...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PTAB Orders Production of Raw Data and Instructions Underlying Test Results

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently issued an Order that illustrates the circumstances in which a party may obtain additional discovery in an inter partes review (IPR). In Apple Inc. v. Singapore Asahi Chemical...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Dual-Purpose, Patent Analysis Documents Found Immune from Discovery under Work Product Doctrine

In Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc. et al., the Discovery Master ruled that, under 9th Circuit law, pre-suit, patent analysis documents qualified for immunity from discovery under the work product...more

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When Is Pre-Acquisition Analysis of Patents Protected from Discovery During Litigation?

A Discovery Master in Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Micron Tech., Inc. pending in the Central District of California recently provided additional guidance to practitioners and patent owners on this important question. The...more

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Judge Andrews Finds Plaintiff Met Its Burden Of Establishing The Common Interest Privilege With Respect To Disputed Communications...

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By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in TC Technology LLC v. Sprint Corp. et al., Civil Action 16-153-RGA (D.Del. December 13, 2018), the Court granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants’ motion...more

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ALJ Denies Sanctions for Being Unsupported by Discovery Misconduct

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In a recent order, Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Shaw denied Complainants’ Paice LLC and the Abell Foundation, Inc. (“Paice”) motion for evidentiary sanctions against Respondent Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) for allegedly...more

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Word Games At The PTAB

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In 2016, the PTAB changed the limits for the length of certain filings in post grant proceedings, including petitions and responses, from limits based on the number of pages to limits based on the number of words. The USPTO...more

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Massachusetts Patent Litigation Wrap-Up – October 2017

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This post is part of a monthly series summarizing notable activity in patent litigation in the District of Massachusetts, including short summaries of substantive orders issued in pending cases. Ethicon sued Covidien...more

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Federal Circuit Review - August 2017

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District Court Abused Discretion in Ignoring Federal Circuit Mandate to Reconsider Attorneys’ Fees Under Octane Fitness - In Adjustacam, LLC v. Newegg, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-1882, the Federal Circuit held that a district...more

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Defendant Wipes Out After Getting Caught in the Riptide and Is Sanctioned for Ill-Conceived Motion to Compel in Surf Tech...

This case presents an example of a district court’s use of the “proportionality” requirement of Rule 26 to limit overbroad discovery. On March 9, 2017, Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major of the District Court for the Southern...more

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Discovery From Foreign Affiliate Is Denied

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Plaintiff seeks core technical documents regarding certain accused products that are in the possession of defendant’s foreign affiliates. He court finds that plaintiff has not demonstrated defendant’s control over the...more

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Redaction Made In Royalty Reports Are Improper; Motion To Amend Complaint Comes Too Late

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Defendants move to compel compliance with subpoenas directed to a non-party. The court relieved the non-party from any obligation to produce documents since the contested documents were also in the possession of plaintiffs....more

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Court Compels Production Of Core Technical Documents But Declines To Correct Claims In The Patents

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Fallon, M. J. Plaintiff’s motion to compel documents is granted in part and denied in part. Its motion to correct and amend its motion to compel is denied as moot. Its motion to amend its complaint is denied as moot. Its...more

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Federal Circuit Review | August 2015

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Online Banking Patents Based On “Abstract Ideas” Held Patent Ineligible Under Alice - In Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Capital One Bank (USA), NA, Appeal No. 2014-1506, the Federal Circuit held that claims directed to...more

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Judge Hellerstein rules on a series of motions related to infringement contentions, motions to compel documents and responses to...

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Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al. Case Number: 1:13-cv-03777-AKH - Judge Hellerstein resolved a number of discovery-related motions. First he found that defendants’ motion to strike...more

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PTAB Expands Discovery for Inter Partes Review

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GEA Process Engineering, Inc. v. Steuben Foods, Inc. - In a decision that has the potential to expand the scope of permissible discovery in inter partes reviews (IPRs) as well as other post-grant procedures under the...more

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High Bar for Discovery Motions in IPR

Permobil Inc. v. Pridemobility Products Corp. - Addressing a patent owner's motion to compel a petitioner to produce documents concerning petitioner’s alleged copying in an inter partes review (IPR), the U.S. Patent...more

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Conclusory statements about the relevance of foreign prosecution histories do not support motion to compel

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Defendant Ablexis requested that the court compel the production of documents associated with the prosecution of non-U.S. patent applications related to the patent-in-suit. The court said that a defendant’s statement that the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Winter 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 1: Conducting Efficient Patent...

The costs associated with discovery, and particularly electronic document discovery, in patent litigation can be effectively controlled with upfront planning, preparation, and coordination between in­house and outside...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Fall 2012 - Volume 10, Issue 4: Conducting Efficient Patent...

The costs associated with discovery, and particularly electronic document discovery, in patent litigation can be effectively controlled with upfront planning, preparation, and coordination between in-house and outside...more

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