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Ann G. Fort Document Search Results (6) Sort by:  | Let's Be Reasonable: Recent Federal Circuit Actions Follow Trend Toward E-Discovery Reform
Ann G. Fort, Kristin E. Goran; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 1, 2012 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that expenses associated with a third-party electronic database service can constitute taxable costs. In re Ricoh Co., Ltd. Patent Litig., No. 2011-1199, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 23495, *6-8 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 23, 2011). This was the first...
| | A Runaway Train? Citing Secret Stolen by Chinese Competitor, ITC Derails Import of Railway Wheels, and Federal Circuit Affirms
Lei Fang, Ann G. Fort, David A. Reed; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 17, 2011, previously published on October 14, 2011 Overseas manufacturers have long known that their products manufactured abroad can be excluded from importation into the U.S. if they infringe U.S. patents, trademarks or copyrights. But a new decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has expanded the list of acts that can...
| | Wireless Network Patent Owner Accusing Electricity Coops of Infringement
Ann G. Fort, Dorothy Black Franzoni; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 22, 2011, previously published on June 20, 2011 Recently many members of the coop community have received patent licensing letters from a business called Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC. Innovatio is a patent licensing business - sometimes referred to as a non-practicing patent entity, or NPE. It makes money by obtaining patents and licensing them to...
| | New Generic Top-Level Domain Name Application Procedures Are in the Home Stretch
Joshua D. Curry, Ann G. Fort, James H. Johnson, Daniel J. Warren, Ian M. Wasser; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 16, 2011, previously published on June 14, 2011 Assuming that the ICANN Board of Directors gives its final approval on June 20, Internet users will have their first opportunity to branch out beyond the familiar, limited set of Internet top-level domains (e.g., .com, .org, .net, .edu, .biz). With limited exceptions, these new flexible domain...
| | Some Surprises Among the Courts Selected for Patent Pilot Program
Ann G. Fort, David A. Reed; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 13, 2011, previously published on June 10, 2011 On June 7, 2011, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts announced that 14 district courts have been selected to participate in a 10-year pilot program to enhance expertise in patent cases among federal judges. Many of the selected districts are known for their busy patent...
| | Shredding Before Suing? Think Twice (Update)
Ann G. Fort, Malvern (Griff) U. Griffin, Jason V. Chang; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 5, 2009, previously published on June 2, 2011 Patent owners are now on notice: The Federal Circuit has confirmed that shredding relevant documents after identifying litigation targets can lead to spoliation sanctions, even if the destruction occurred before litigation was “imminent” or “probable without significant...
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