Legal Opinion
Micro Motion, Incorporated v. Kane Steel Co., Inc., Cross/appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 24, 1990No. 19-1526PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves an order of a district court in an ancillary proceeding to obtain discovery from a nonparty in connection with a patent infringement suit being tried before a different district court. Two related appeals by similarly situated nonparties are also currently before us. 1 Discovery subpoenas relating to the same case were also served on at least two other nonparties. In each instance, the patent owner, Micro Motion, Inc., sought to obtain information from a nonparty competitor purportedly relevant and necessary to the issue of damages in the underlying…
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