Patent ethics: litigation
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER
1:
Introduction
1
CHAPTER
2:
Choice of Law in Federal Court Litigation
3
A. Introduction
4
B. Federal Circuit Choice of Law on Legal Ethical Issues
6
С
Federal Courts Take Different Approaches to Choice of
Law on Ethical Issues
7
1.
The National Standards Approach to Choice of
Law on Legal Ethics
7
2.
Other Approaches to Choice of Law on Legal Ethics
9
D. Conclusion on Choice of Law
10
E. Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Malpractice Claims Based Upon
Conduct Occurring During Patent Litigation
11
CHAPTERS: Conflicts of Interest
13
A. Introduction
15
B. Conflicts Created by Communications with Prospective Clients
15
С
Assuming an Attorney-Client Relationship Formed, Who Is,
or Was, the Client?
18
1.
Inventors
22
a. The Law
22
2.
Business Entities
26
a. The Law
26
3.
Employees and Officers of the Entity Generally Are Not Clients
27
4.
Affiliated Entities Are Generally Not Clients
28
5.
Successor Corporations to Former Clients
33
6.
Assignees of a Patent the Firm Obtained for a Current
or Former Client
35
D. Current Client Conflicts
36
1.
Helping Out Behind the Scenes
37
2.
Parallel Patent Litigation
38
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Contents
3.
Increasing a Client s Risk of Liability Even Without
Parallel Litigation
40
4.
Adverse Discovery of a Current Client
42
5.
Positional Conflicts of Interest
43
6.
Implications and Recommendations
44
E. Former Client Conflicts
45
1.
Is the Representation Over?
45
2.
The Protections Afforded to Former Clients
48
a. The Substantial Relationship Test
48
b. Possession of Client Confidences
53
с
Challenging or Interpreting the Firm s Prior Work
54
d. The Appearance of Impropriety
55
3.
Special Issues Concerning Transferring Lawyers
55
a. Private Practice Migration
55
4.
Impact on a Firm of Hiring Lawyers
56
5.
Impact on a Firm of Departure of Lawyers
60
a. Former Government Officials
61
F. Impact of Disqualification
61
G. Consent to Conflicts
62
1.
Contemporaneous Consent to Conflicts
64
2.
Prospective Consent
66
3.
Post-Wrong Waivers of Malpractice Claims
69
H. Other Justifications for Denial of Disqualification
70
1.
Prejudice or Taint and Balance of Hardships
70
2.
Waiver by Delay in Seeking Disqualification
70
3.
The Hot Potato Doctrine and the Thrust Upon Exception
71
4.
Improper Uses of Disqualification Motions and Other Factors
75
CHAPTER
4:
Competency, Diligence, and Communication
77
A. Competency
78
B. Diligence
81
С
Communication
82
CHAPTERS: Pre-PleadingInvestigations
85
A. Introduction to the Potential Sources of Liability and Sanctions
86
1.
Federal Rule of
Ci vii
Procedure
11 86
2.
Exceptional Case Attorney Fee Shifting Under
35
U.S.C.
§ 285 87
3.
Liability Under the Federal Antitrust Laws
88
4.
Liability Under State Law and Other Federal Statutes
90
5.
Concluding Introductory Thoughts
91
B. Patentee s Pre-Suit Letters Charging Infringement
91
С
Patentee s Pre-Suit Investigation into Charges of Infringement
94
1.
Is the Plaintiff a Patentee?
95
2.
Is the Patent in Force?
96
3.
Is the Defendant the Proper Defendant?
96
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vii
4.
Is There an Objective Basis, Based Upon Reasonable
Investigation, to Allege Infringement?
97
a. Interpretation of Claims
97
b. Application of Claims to Accused Product or Process
99
D. Invalidity of the Patent
101
1.
Note on
ANDA
Certifications
102
E. Unenforceability
103
F. General Issues of Law and Other Papers Beyond Pleadings
103
G. Issues of Privilege and Work Product Concerning Pre-Suit Materials
104
CHAPTER
6:
Ethical and Other Constraints on Pre-Suit Investigations
and Pre-Suit Enforcement Efforts
107
A. Ethical Constraints on Pre-Suit Investigations
108
1.
Counsel Representing a Party in a Matter May Not
Communicate with a Person Represented by Counsel
in that Matter About that Matter
108
a. Rule
4.2
Prohibits Certain
Ex Parte
Contacts
108
2.
Is There a Matter?
109
3.
Does Counsel Know the Person Represented by Counsel
in Terms of Rule
4.2?
Ill
a. Note on the Impact of Federal Choice of Law Rules 111
b. Current Employees of an Opposing Party
113
4.
Contacts with Current Employees Through Web Sites
of the Opposing Party
115
a. Former Employees of an Opposing Party
116
5.
In-House Counsel s Inability to Alter Rule
4.2 120
6.
Does Model Rule
4.2
Apply to Undercover Investigations?
121
a. Model Rule
4.3 124
7.
Is the Use of an Undercover Investigator Dishonest
Under Rule
8.4
or Rule
4.1? 127
B. Authority Holding White Lies Are Acceptable
131
С
Authorities Finding White Lies to Be Deceitful
133
CHAPTER
7:
Pleading Ethically
137
A. Law Governing Federal Pleadings
138
1.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
8 138
B. Rule
11
Basis
139
С
Pleading Infringement
139
D. Defendants Pleadings
142
CHAPTER
8:
Expert Witnesses
145
A. What Is Expert Opinion in Patent Litigation?
147
B. Selection
149
С
Preparation of the Report
151
D. Contents of the Report
152
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E.
Conflicts of Interest of Experts
154
1.
What Law Applies to Disqualification of Experts, Including
Lawyer-Experts?
154
2.
Conflicts of Interests of Experts
157
a. Introduction
157
b. Side-Switching Cases: The Duty of Loyalty for Experts
Is Minimal
158
3.
The First Party Must Have Objectively Believed a Confidential
Relationship Existed Between It and the Expert
160
4.
The First Party Must Prove It Disclosed Confidential Information
to the Expert
162
a. Experts Whose Firms Represent Both Sides to a Dispute
162
b. Experts Retained by an Opponent Who Represents the
Movant in Unrelated Matters
164
с
Consulting Experts
165
d. Expert Is Lawyer s Former Client
165
e. Former Employees as Opposing Experts
165
F. Confidentiality and Experts
166
1.
Basic Distinctions: Consulting and Testifying Experts
166
2.
Disclosure of Testifying Experts Files in Related Cases
168
3.
Waiving Privilege and Work Product by Disclosure to Experts
169
4.
Access to Facts Known to and Opinions Held by
Consulting Experts
170
5.
Testifying Experts Review of Consulting Experts Materials
171
6.
Inadvertent Waiver of Expert s Facts and Opinions
171
7.
Special Note on Consulting Experts
172
8.
Testifying Experts
173
G. Means to Reduce the Problems
174
1.
Ensure that Employee Confidentiality Agreements Are
Broad and Enforceable
174
2.
To Help Identify Conflicts, Ask the Expert About Prior Work
for the Opposing Party or Opposing Counsel
174
3.
Require the Expert to Sign a Confidentiality Agreement
174
4.
Formalize Retention of the Expert
175
5.
Disclose Information and Get the Expert Working Early
175
6.
Identify Confidential Disclosures as Such
175
7.
Advise the Expert Not to Talk About or Listen to Confidential
Information
176
8.
If a Conflict Does Arise, Raise It Promptly with Opposing Counsel
176
a. If the Conflict Cannot Be Resolved, Raise It Promptly with
the Court
176
b. Move In
Limine
to Exclude the Reference to the Conflicting
Representation
176
CHAPTER
9:
Ethical issues in the Information Exchange Process
179
A. Litigation Holds and Spoliation
180
B. Local Rule Requirements
180
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C.
Initial
Disclosures
181
1.
Protection of Pre-Pleading Investigatory Materials
181
2.
Complete Disclosures and Proper Supplementation
182
D. Discovery
182
1.
General Discovery Abuse
182
2.
Improper
Ex Parte
Contacts During Pendency of a Matter
183
a. Employees and Former Employees
183
b. Ethical and Procedural Limitations on
Ex Parte
Contacts
with Expert Witnesses
183
E. Litigation Mistakes and Misconduct
189
F. Trial Conduct
191
1.
In-Courtroom Conduct
191
2.
Advocate-as-Witness Disqualification
192
3.
Improper Argument
192
4.
Ex Parte
Communications with Jurors
192
CHAPTER
10:
Combining Prosecution with Other Forms
of Representation
193
A. Identifying the Applicable Standards
194
B. Combining Prosecution and Litigation
195
1.
The Possibility of Misuse of Discovery Materials While
Prosecuting Applications
195
С
Is Prosecution of Patents by Itself Sufficient to Bar Access
to Highly Confidential Information?
196
1.
InreSibia
198
2.
The Majority View
202
3.
A Suggested Analysis
206
D. A Proposed Prosecution Bar Raises Potential Conflicts and Liability
208
E. Issues to Consider in Crafting Protective Orders
212
1.
Liability and Disqualification of Prosecuting Litigators
216
F. Inequitable Conduct as a Conflict
216
G. Depositions of Prosecuting Litigators
218
1.
Advocate-as-Witness Disqualification
219
H. Combining Opinion and Trial Representations
223
1.
Advocate-as-Witness Disqualification
224
I. The Courts Split on Advocate-as-Witness Disqualification
224
J. What to Do
227
1.
Enhanced Risk of Waiver of Work Product
227
2.
What to Do
235
K. Conclusion
235
TABLE OF CASES
237
INDEX
263
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