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Case of the Day: Ex Parte LG Electronics Deutschland
The case of the day is Ex Parte LG Electronics Deutschland GmbH (S.D. Cal. 2012). The decision is a fairly routine and orthodox example of a § 1782 request that was rightly granted. LG sought leave to serve a subpoena on Qualcomm, Inc. to obtain information for use in patent infringement suits in Germany and……
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Case of the Day: Ex Parte Apple
Judge James Ware, the author of yesterday’s case of the day, is back today in Ex Parte Apple Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2012). The underlying litigation, which involved lawsuits in the United States and in Germany, was between Motorola and Apple. Apple made an ex parte application for judicial assistance seeking issuance of a subpoena to……
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Case of the Day: Brandi-Dohrn v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG
The case of the day is Brandi-Dohrn v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (2d Cir. 2012). Anselm Brandi-Dohrn was an investor in IKB, a German bank. He sued IKB in Germany for securities fraud in 2008. He alleged that the bank had failed to disclose that it had significant exposure to US collateralized debt obligations and……
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Case of the Day: Advanced Aerofoil Technologies v. Todaro
The case of the day is Advanced Aerofoil Technologies AG v. Todaro (S.D.N.Y. 2011). The decision doesn’t go over the facts of the case; the complaint was for trade secret misappropriation. Some of the defendants were Americans, others were German or Swiss. The plaintiff sought leave to serve the European defendants by courier (presumably, by……
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Case of the Day: Berkenhoff GmbH v. Global Trade Network, Inc.
The case of the day is Berkenhoff GmbH v. Global Trade Network, Inc. (S.D. Ohio 2012). The parties had a licensing dispute over a patent relating to electric discharge machining wire used in precision cutting. The parties arbitrated the dispute in Frankfurt. The award was in Berkenhoff’s favor, and Berkenhoff sought to confirm the award……