Legal Opinion
Ciena Corp. v. Corvis Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 22, 2002No. CIV.A.00-662-JJFPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
FARNAN, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Bifurcate Issues at Trial (D.I.252). For the reasons discussed, the Defendant’s Motion (D.I.252) will be granted.
Defendant seeks to have two separate phases of trial, the first to determine liability and the second, if necessary, to determine damages and willfulness. In support of its request, Defendant points out that the complex technology at issue in this patent case involves wavelength division multiplexing optical communications equipment and that the liability issues alone involve the assertion of…
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