Legal Opinion
Gorman v. Polar Electro, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 17, 2001No. CV 99-2575(ADS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Dr. Peter Gorman (“Gorman” or the “plaintiff’) commenced this case on May 5, 1999, when he filed the complaint alleging patent infringement. In a letter dated March 22, 2000, the plaintiff moved for a protective order barring the deposition of Jackson Stanland (“Stanland”), his patent agent. Gorman argued that the questioning of Stanland by Polar Electro, Inc. (“Polar” or the “defendant”), would lead to the discovery of privileged material that related to the preparation of the applications giving rise to the patents in suit. On April 24,…
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