On December 8, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware adopted a "Default Standard for Discovery, Including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”)". Among other things, the
Patent Actions
Judge Stark Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction But Indicates Court’s Intent to Resolve Ownership of Patents-in-Suit on Expedited Basis
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., et al. v. S3 Graphics Co., Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 11-965-LPS (D.Del.…
Chief Judge Sleet Rules That Plaintiffs’ ‘932 Patent Is Not Invalid for Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
By Memorandum Opinion entered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet, following a five-day bench trial, in Eli Lilly and Company, et al. v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., et al.…
Chief Judge Sleet Denies Nokia’s Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination of Apple’s Patents by USPTO
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet in Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 09-791-GMS (D.Del., June 1, 2011), the Court denied plaintiff/counterclaim-defendant Nokia’s…
Christopher J. Burke Selected to Fill Existing Vacant U.S. Magistrate Judge Position
Christopher J. Burke has been chosen by the Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to fill the existing vacant U.S. Magistrate Judge position on the Court. …
Judge Stark Denies Holding Company’s Motion To Dismiss Patent Infringement Complaint
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Tarkus Imaging, Inc. v. Adobe Systems, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 10-63-LPS (D.Del., April 21, 2011), the Court denied…
Judge Robinson Denies Motion to Stay Filed by Defendant Cordis Corporation
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Boston Scientific Corporation, et al. v. Cordis Corporation, Civil Action No. 10-315-SLR, the Court denied the motion to…
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Judge Stark Issues Court’s Markman Ruling in Wyeth, LLC v. Intervet, Inc.
By Memorandum Opinion and Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark, the Court issued its Markman opinion in Wyeth, LLC v. Intervet, Inc., d/b/a Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health…
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Court Affirms Magistrate Judge Thynge’s Report and Recommendation Denying Xoft’s Motion to Transfer
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., et al. v. Xoft, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-308-LPS-MPT, the Court affirmed the Report…
Judge Robinson Denies Oracle’s Motion to Transfer Without Prejudice
By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Myriad Group A.G. v. Oracle America, Inc., Civil Action 10-1087-SLR (D.Del., February 4, 2011), the Court denied the…
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