Discovery Remains Hard To Get

In Electronic Frontier Foundation v. James D. Logan, IPR2014-00070, Paper 32 (July 29, 2014), the Board denied pettioner’s motion to compel discovery relating to the on-going litigation involving the patent, to uncover inconsistent positions of the patent owner.  The Board said it required more than speculation that an inconsistency exists to require production under 37 C.F.R. § 42.51(b)(1)(iii).  The Board instructed the parties to confer about the requests, and authorized the petitioner to contact the Board if an agreement cannot be reached,

 

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About Bryan Wheelock

Education J.D., Washington University in St. Louis B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Bryan Wheelock's practice includes preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and drafting of intellectual property agreements, including non-compete agreements. He has brought and defended lawsuits in federal and state courts relating to intellectual property and has participated in seizures of counterfeit and infringing goods. Bryan prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications for medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices, manufacturing machinery and processes, metal alloys and other materials. He also does a substantial amount of patentability searching, trademark availability searching and patent and trademark infringement studies. In addition to his practice at Harness Dickey, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Engineering.