Late request to add marking and inequitable conduct defenses is granted in part

Leader Technologies, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-862a-LPS, June 24, 2010.

Stark, M. J.  Defendant’s Motion For Leave To Amend Its Responsive Pleading To Add A Defense And Counterclaim Of Inequitable Conduct And To Amend Its False Marking Counterclaim is granted in part and denied in part.

 

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Magistrate lifts stay of source code production while objections are pending

Leader Technologies Inc. v. Facebook Inc., Civ. No. 08-862-JJF-LPS, September 4, 2009.

Stark, M.J.  Plaintiff’s request to modify the scheduling order is granted in part and denied in part.  Defendant’s request to compel a supplemental response to interrogatory is granted in part and denied in part.  Plaintiff’s request to continue the stay the court’s prior discovery ruling requiring production of source code is denied notwithstanding pending objections to that order before the trial judge.

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Objections to Magistrate's transfer and jurisdictional rulings are overruled

Forest Laboratories Inc., et al. v. Cobalt Laboratories Inc., et al., C.A. No. 08-21-GMS-LPS, August 27, 2009.

Sleet, C.J.  On March 9, 2009, the Magistrate issued a report and recommendation regarding certain defendants’ motions to dismiss and, in the event jurisdiction is lacking, plaintiff’s motion to transfer.  The Court overruled the objections and adopted the Magistrate’s rulings.

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Amendment to allege willfulness is allowed

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co., LTD., et al., Civil Action No. 04-1436-JJF-LPS, July 28, 2009.

Farnan, J.  Court overrules Nokia’s objections to Magistrate Stark’s Memorandum Opinion granting plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint.

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Court adopts Magistrate's Report and Recommendation

Sea Star Line, LLC v. Emerald Equipment Leasing, Inc., Civ. No. 05-245-JJF, December 16, 2008.

Farnan, J.  Defendant’s objections to the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation regarding defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on the amended counterclaim are overruled and the Magistrate’s recommendation is adopted.

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