Golden Trade v. Lee Apparel Co.

DOLINGER, United States Magistrate Judge:

Defendants have moved to compel the production by plaintiffs of two categories of documents. First, defendants seek documents now in plaintiffs’ possession that reflect communications between various foreign patent agents and an Italian corporation known as Istituto Guido Donegani S.p.A. (“IGD”), which is the licensee and sub-licensor of the patent at issue in this case. Plaintiffs resist disclosure based on their assertion of the attorney-client privilege. Second, defendants urge that plaintiffs be required to obtain, through IGD, any files now held…