Scienter is adequately pled in trademark suit

ING BANK fsb (d/b/a ING DIRECT), et al. v. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 08-514-LPS, June 22 , 2009.

Stark, M. J.  Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss defendants’ counterclaim is denied.

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Jurisdictional discovery is allowed following jurisdiction and venue challenges

Belden Technologies, Inc. v. LS Corporation, et al., Civ. No. 08-823-SLR, June 17, 2009.

Robinson J.  Defendants' motion to dismiss for insufficiency of service of process is denied.  The Court denies without prejudice defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue in order to allow jurisdictional discovery.

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Leave to amend Complaint and Answer is granted

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Research In Motion LTD., et al., Civil Action No. 08-371-JJF-LPS, June 10 , 2009.

Stark, M. J.  Plaintiff’s unopposed Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint and Defendant’s contested Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer and Counterclaims are granted.

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Amendment adding inequitable conduct defense is permitted

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 08-373-JJF-LPS, June 10 , 2009.

Stark, M. J.  Defendants’ Motion for Leave to Amend their Answer, Affirmative Defenses, Counterclaims and Jury Demand to add defenses and counterclaims based on inequitable conduct and patent exhaustion and/or license is granted.

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Plaintiff's fees and costs application is reduced from $981,000 to $500,000

Trueposition Inc. v. Andrew Corporation, Civ. No. 05-747-SLR, June 10 , 2009.

Robinson, J.  Plaintiff’s application for costs to compensate for the consequences of post-verdict shipments of infringing product is reduced from $981,000 to $500,000.

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Timely request to amend to allege willful infringement is granted

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Palm, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 06-404-JJF-LPS, June 10 , 2009.

Stark, M. J.  Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Complaint is granted.

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Timely request to amend to allege willful infringement is granted

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co. LTD., et al., Civil Action No. 04-1436-JJF-LPS, June 10 , 2009.

Stark, M. J.  Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint is granted.

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Transfer is denied where jurisdiction is inappropriate as to 16 out of 19 defendant

Safety Braking Corp., et al. v. Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., et al., C.A. No. 07-127-JJF, June 9 , 2009.

Farnan, J.  Defendants’ Motion to Transfer to the Central District of California is denied.

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State court stays license dispute having tired of posturing for MDL advantage

Rembrandt Technologies, L.P. v. Harris Corporation ,Del. Super., C.A. No. 07C-09-059-JRS, May 22 , 2009.

Slights J.  Defendant’s Motion to Stay is granted pending the entry of a final order on the Markman ruling in the multi-district federal patent litigation.

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Discovery is ordered but limited in light of marginal relevance and burden

In re: Rosuvastatin Calcium Patent Litigation, MDL No. 08-1949, Civ. No. 07-807-JJF-LPS, June 3 , 2009(redacted).

Stark, M. J.  Plaintiff’s motion to compel is granted in part and denied in part.

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Rule 25(c) extends personal jurisdiction to substituted defendant

Quinstreet Inc. v. Parallel Networks, LLC, Civ. No. 06-495-SLR, May 28 , 2009.

Robinson J.  Third-party defendant’s motion to dismiss the third-party complaint is denied; defendant’s motion to dismiss third-party defendant’s declaratory judgment claims for lack of jurisdiction over the person is denied; and plaintiff’s and defendant’s joint motion to dismiss the claims between them is granted.

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Motion to compel third party discovery is granted

Software Rights Archive, LLC v. Google, Inc., et al., Misc. No. 07-017-JJF, May 21 , 2009.

Farnan J.  Movants’ motion to compel the production of documents by third parties is granted.

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Inequitable conduct counterclaim is allowed where there was no delay or prejudice to the plaintiff

Roquette Freres v. SPI Pharma, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 06-540-MPT, May 21 , 2009.

Thynge, M. J.  Defendant’s motion to amend its answer to add a defense and counterclaim based on inequitable conduct is granted.  Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply is also granted and the arguments set forth therein were considered by the Court.

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