Delaware IP Law Blog
Delaware IP Law Blog has summaries and analysis of patent cases in Delaware federal court.
Author: Karen Keller, Andrew Lundgren and Chad Stover are associates at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor in Wilmington, Del.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • States • Delaware • Associate
Recent Posts from Delaware IP Law Blog
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Magistrate Judge Leonard P. Stark: Appropriate Scope of Damages Discovery on Commercial Success Where Damages Case is Bifurcated
As noted in a post from August of this year (see here), Judge Robinson has instituted a bifurcation procedure in her cases where she conducts separate trials for liability and damages/willfulness. As part of this…
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Judge Sue L. Robinson: Motion to Transfer GRANTED
Judge Robinson recently granted defendant Parallel Networks' motion to sever and transfer third-party defendant Microsoft's declaratory judgment action to the Eastern District of Texas. Judge Robinson cited the judicial vacancy in Delaware and the "undeniable"…
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Mary Pat Thynge: Prepare Your 30(b)(6) Witness or Face Sanctions
A recent sanctions order issued by Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge reaffirms a basic discovery principle: the 30(b)(6) witness must be prepared, regardless of the size and resources of the entity for whom the witness…
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Judge Farnan: Motion to dismiss declaratory judgment complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction GRANTED
Judge Farnan recently dismissed Microsoft’s declaratory judgment complaint, involving Microsoft’s MapPoint and Virtual Earth services, against WebXchange because no case or controversy existed sufficient to confer subject matter jurisdiction. Microsoft Corporation v. Webxchange, Inc., C.A.…
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Judge Farnan: Another Motion to Transfer Denied
In Personalized User Model LLP v. Google, Inc., C.A. No. 09-525-JJF (D. Del. Oct. 27, 2009), Judge Farnan issued an opinion on a motion by defendant Google to transfer a pending patent infringement suit to…
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Judge Robreno: Memorandum Opinion on Discovery Issues
Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, sitting by designation, recently issued a memorandum opinion addressing discovery issues in Inventio AG v. Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas Corporation et al., C.A. No. 08-874-ECR (D. Del. Oct.…
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Judge Sue L. Robinson: Witness Excused
What do you do when a key witness falls ill and is no longer able to testify? Judge Robinson in Genetics Institute, LLC v. Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. excused the inventor/witness from testifying based…
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Gregory M. Sleet: Roadmap for Jurisdictional Discovery on Delaware Entities
Jurisdictional discovery is a valuable tool that can be used to stave off an action's dismissal for a lack of personal jurisdiction. A recent decision by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet provides a roadmap for…
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Gregory M. Sleet: Markman and the Plain Meaning Doctrine
Claim construction often can be a complex affair - or not. In a recent decision, Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet construed several terms according to their plain meaning. By doing so, the Court reminded practitioners…
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Judge Robinson Claim Construction/Validity Opinion
On Monday, Judge Robinson issued a thorough, lengthy opinion resulting from a patent infringement bench trial where Judge Robinson found in favor of plaintiff Alcon, despite several claim construction and validity arguments by defendant Teva.…