Autotech Technologies Ltd. Partnership v. Automationdirect.com, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

I

INTRODUCTION

Judge Rubin has wryly observed that “brevity may be wit’s soul, but it is no part of patent litigation.” Laitram Corp. v. Deepsouth Packing Co., 301 F.Supp. 1037 (E.D.La.1969). The same may be said of intellectual property cases generally. Thus, ADC’s 3½ page motion seeking a protective order precluding discovery of its customer list should have been greeted with enthusiasm. After all, some issues are so clear that extended discussion is unnecessary—discovery of customer lists it turns out is not always one of…