Subpoenas Can't Skirt USPTO Discovery Rules, 4th Circ. Says

By Andrew Karpan · March 13, 2024, 8:47 PM EDT

In a precedential ruling, the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday that companies can't use the subpoena power of the courts to go beyond the limits of discovery that the U.S. Patent and Trademark...

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Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Xactware Solutions, Inc. v. Buildxact Software Limited

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3890 Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

August 22, 2022

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