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E.D. Tex.

Seoul Semiconductor Company, Ltd. v. Nichia Corporation et al, No. 9:07-cv-00273 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 20, 2008)

Denied
Discovery Inequitable Conduct
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division
Case No.
No. 9:07-cv-00273, Dkt. No. 78
Decided
November 20, 2008
Judge
Ron Clark, J.
Document
Order
Docket Entry
ORDER denying 68 Defendants request for the issuance of a letter toFrance
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER OF REQUEST TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT Defendants move for the issuance of a Letter of Request to the French Government for discovery from Mr. Roland Lapoux who was involved with the prosecution of the patent-in- suit, United States Patent No. 5,075,742, and prosecuted its French counterpart, French Patent No. 2656955. Specifically, Defendants seek to bolster the evidence for their inequitable conduct defense.

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