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Fiskars II:  Vague Challenge to Privilege Log Entries Deemed Defective

E-Discovery LLC

Woodland contends that Fiskars improperly interfered with its manufacturing operation by sending threats to the parties’ shared suppliers. Objections to discovery should be specific. Court Excused Party From Waiver by Failure to Provide Specific Objections (Aug. Boilerplate objections are both ineffective and sanctionable.

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WTO Announces COVID Vaccine Waiver Deal That Virtually No One Wants

IP Watchdog

With respect to open questions in the draft text, the final agreement indicates that all developing country WTO Members will be considered eligible to take advantage of the waiver, but that those with “existing capacity to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines are encouraged to make a binding commitment not to avail themselves of this Decision.”

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Cheap Notebooks for Expensive People

Attorney at Work

If hipster manufacturers made these journals, they’d cost five times as much, but they’re made at scale by enduring global manufacturers. This may lead one to wonder if these pads are manufactured in a way that’s environmentally sound, something that is hard to prove. There are choices the manufacturers make that matter.

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CAFC Reverses PTAB Patentability Finding in Campbell Soup Dispenser Case

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB's) finding that Campbell Soup Company, Campbell Sales Company, and Trinity Manufacturing, LLC did not demonstrate the claimed designs of Gamon, Inc.’s s design patents would have been obvious over the prior art.

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Automotive Engineering Expert Witness Testimony Allowed in Part in Automobile Accident Case

Expert Witness Blog

The plaintiff alleges that the defendant General Motors should be held liable for injuries she sustained after being injured in an accident involving a Silverado, manufactured by GM. The court stated that GM did not object to Bloch being qualified on the subject of automotive design and safety.

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Will Dobbs Cure the Plague of Patent Eligibility Nonsense?

IP Watchdog

That is, the DOJ and PTO now demand more subjective theory on Alice-Mayo while deliberately eschewing any objective basis for the test despite the fact that the claims in Bilski, Alice, and Mayo were considered abstract based on evidence in the record.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

Consider these examples: A person sues a manufacturer claiming that their product caused improbable injuries or damage. What’s more, often these cases are filed with the sole intention of harassment. In other words, they can be a royal pain in the …. for everyone involved.

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