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

Continue Reading District of Delaware Adopts Revised Default Standard for Discovery, Including Electronically Stored Information

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.

Continue Reading 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 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.

Continue Reading Chief Judge Sleet Rules That Plaintiffs’ ‘932 Patent Is Not Invalid for Obviousness-Type Double Patenting

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

Continue Reading Chief Judge Sleet Denies Nokia’s Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination of Apple’s Patents by USPTO

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. 

Continue Reading Christopher J. Burke Selected to Fill Existing Vacant U.S. Magistrate Judge Position

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

Continue Reading Judge Stark Denies Holding Company’s Motion To Dismiss Patent Infringement Complaint

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

Continue Reading Court Affirms Magistrate Judge Thynge’s Report and Recommendation Denying Xoft’s Motion to Transfer