Semitool, Inc. v. Tokyo Electron America, Inc.
208 F.R.D. 273 (N.D. Cal. 2002) Cited 1,482 timesFinding it inconsistent with FRCP 1 and 26(d) that, "[t]he Notaro factors would not accommodate expedited discovery in circumstances even where such discovery would facilitate case management and expedite the case with little or no burden to the defendant simply because the plaintiff would not suffer 'irreparable injury.'"
Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals v. Lehman
109 F.3d 756 (Fed. Cir. 1997) Cited 35 times 8 Legal AnalysesAffirming denial of a patent term extension because the " '286 patent neither claims tacrine hydrochloride nor a method of using that product"
McKesson Information Solutions LLC v. Epic Systems Corp.
242 F.R.D. 689 (N.D. Ga. 2007) Cited 8 timesNoting that demonstrating a reasonable basis to believe that an accused product infringes on a patent claim "of course[] requires a reasonable belief that the accused infringing system meets each and every element of one of those claims"
Coopervision, Inc. v. Ciba Vision Corp.
480 F. Supp. 2d 884 (E.D. Tex. 2007) Cited 2 timesPermitting leave to amend infringement contentions after the alleged infringer produced thousands of new documents that had not been previously provided
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 97,825 times 674 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 71,368 times 127 Legal AnalysesHolding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,547 times 131 Legal AnalysesUpholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely