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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court Declines to Order Production of Test Results Referenced in Complaint and Initial Disclosures

The Northern District of Ohio denied a motion to compel the plaintiff to produce test results referenced in its initial disclosures and complaint. The court found that because the “test results are not facts but rather are...more

Proskauer - The Patent Playbook

Navigating Parallel Proceedings: Lessons Learned As Time Runs Out for AliveCor in its Apple Smartwatch Patent Dispute

On March 7, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a decision resolving the ongoing patent litigation between AliveCor and Apple concerning methods of cardiac monitoring purportedly employed in certain of Apple’s Watches. The...more

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

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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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A Word of Caution When Disclosing Confidential Information to A Non-Party Under A Protective Order

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In a 2-1 opinion,1 the Federal Circuit recently reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin finding Defendant Leader Accessories LLC (“Leader”) and its attorney, Mr....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Judge Gorenstein Rules Either Use Objections or Lose Them in Discovery Responses

On May 20, 2022, Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.) ruled on several discovery disputes inSure Fit Home Prods., LLC v. Maytex Mills Inc. In a case involving shower curtains, Plaintiff Sure Fit Home Prods. moved...more

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Minnesota Patent Litigation Wrap-Up - Q1 2022

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This post continues our summary of substantive orders in patent litigation in the District of Minnesota. This summary includes discovery relevant to willfulness findings, stays under the customer suit exception, and...more

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Alpek Polyester, S.A. v. Polymetrix AG (Fed. Cir. 2021)

While the Federal Circuit has patent law as its principal focus, as a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, questions come before the Court on more mundane, procedural matters (which, sometimes being dispositive, does not reduce...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

No Fishing Allowed: Discovery of Litigation Funding Requires Articulation of Relevance Beyond Speculation

A recent Memorandum Order from the District of Delaware edified the protections courts tend to give discovery concerning litigation funding. Because Defendant AT&T failed to carry its burden of demonstrating the specific...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court Denies Grant of Partial Stay Pending IPR Due to Defendants’ Delay

In 3G Licensing, S.A. et al v. HTC Corporation, the Honorable Christopher J. Burke of the District of Delaware denied Defendants’ motion for partial stay pending resolution of inter partes review (IPR) because of the lack of...more

Proskauer - New England IP Blog

Scope of Brain Imaging Patent Dispute Comes into Focus

Judge Stearns recently clarified the scope of an almost five-year-old multi-district patent dispute in the District of Massachusetts. Since early 2013, Judge Stearns has presided over NeuroGrafix’ allegations of patent...more

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Diagrams Not Considered Source Code Under Modified Protective Order

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In a recent Order, ALJ McNamara clarified that while diagrams drawn by an expert depicting the interplay and hierarchy of relevant code modules, inputs, and outputs of source code are to be treated as confidential business...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

In Allied v. OSMI, the Circuit affirms dismissal of a declaratory judgment action even though Allied’s Mexican distributors had been sued in Mexico on a corresponding Mexican patent. In a first Waymo v. Uber case, the panel...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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Genentech’s BPCIA Complaint Against Amgen Dismissed

Today, Judge Gregory Sleet of the U.S. District Court of Delaware orally dismissed Genentech’s lawsuit against Amgen alleging violations of the BPCIA. Judge Sleet did not issue a written opinion, but his order states that...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Key Lessons From the Recent Precedential Order by Federal Circuit – Jurisdiction, Mandamus, and Privilege

On November 17, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published a precedential order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn a district court’s determination. In In re: Rearden LLC,...more

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