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Section 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor Applies to Importation Regardless of Intent or Actual Use

A divided panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement, holding that importation of two product samples into the U.S. was reasonably related to obtaining FDA approval...more

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Dual-Purpose, Patent Analysis Documents Found Immune from Discovery under Work Product Doctrine

In Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc. et al., the Discovery Master ruled that, under 9th Circuit law, pre-suit, patent analysis documents qualified for immunity from discovery under the work product...more

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