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Intellectual Property

Oct. 10, 2012

New ITC rules will trim discovery, attorneys say

New rules proposed by the International Trade Commission are expected to limit the costs and scope of discovery while giving judges the power to analyze whether the benefit of certain discovery requests outweigh the costs.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


New rules proposed by the International Trade Commission are expected to limit the costs and scope of discovery while giving judges the power to analyze whether the benefit of certain discovery requests outweigh the costs.


The proposed amendments to discovery rules are a welcome development for ITC attorneys and their clients who feel requests for information in the Internet age have become unneces...

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