Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook, 2016 ed., Delaware chapter
Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook provides quick access to the regulations and laws covering campaign contributions and proper contact with elected officials in each of the 50 states and the federal government. Each state and the federal government has its own chapter and includes: Detailed coverage of prohibited lobbying practices, enforcement, and…
Product Liability Desk Reference, Daller, ed., Delaware chapter
The Product Liability Desk Reference, 2016 Edition is a comprehensive resource that provides the most recent statutory and case law developments on product liability laws for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.…
Judge Paul R. Wallace Appointed to the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court
President Judge Jan Jurden announced the appointment of Judge Paul R. Wallace to the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court.
Effects of Federal Circuit’s Decision on Standard for Joint Infringement
In Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks, 793 F.3d 1020 (2015), a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified the standard for joint infringement by finding the defendant liable because it directed or controlled the actions of a third party that performed one or more steps of a claimed method. The Federal Circuit found…
Judge Robinson Upholds Grant of Limited Discovery of Raw Materials and Intermediate Samples in ANDA Case
In Orexo AB v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC, C.A. No. 14-829-SLR/SRF (D. Del. Nov. 20, 2015), Judge Robinson overruled the plaintiffs’ objections to Magistrate Judge Fallon’s ruling regarding a discovery dispute. The plaintiffs had requested samples of the raw materials used to make the defendant’s product and intermediate samples of the product during formulation. Magistrate Judge Fallon…
Chief Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Request to Increase Number of Prior Art References
In Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Life Technologies Corp., C.A. No. 12-105-LPS (D. Del. Nov. 5, 2015), Chief Judge Stark granted the defendants’ request to increase the number of prior art references from six to twelve per asserted claim as to one of the patents-in-suit. According to the Court, the plaintiff’s lack of clarity over the…
Judge Andrews Rules on Disputed Terms of Proposed Protective Order
In Two-way Media Ltd. v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, C.A. No. 14-1006 (D. Del. Nov. 17, 2015), Judge Andrews ruled on disputed terms in the parties’ proposed protective order, prohibiting the plaintiff from sharing highly confidential information received from one defendant with defendants in the related cases, but refusing to extend the prosecution bar to cover…
Judge Andrews Adopts Report and Recommendation Invalidating Patent on Section 101 Grounds
In Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Actavis Inc., C.A. No. 14-1381-RGA (D. Del. Nov. 17, 2015), Judge Andrews overruled objections to a report and recommendation concluding that the patent-in-suit should be found invalid due to lack of patent-eligible subject matter. The patent was directed to a method for treating renally impaired patients with a dosage of oxymorphone.…
Judge Andrews Grants Motion to Withdraw but Retains Jurisdiction for Potential Sanctions
In Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC v. Apple, Inc., C.A. No. 13-2058-RGA (D. Del. Nov. 13, 2015), Judge Andrews granted a motion for withdrawal filed by counsel for the plaintiff, Dragon Intellectual Property, LLC (“Dragon”), in a number of related patent infringement actions, but only after the moving counsel first satisfied concerns raised by the defendants. The…