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Parties Involved:
Intel Corporation
Plaintiff
PACT XPP Schweiz AG
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

INTEL CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

PACT XPP SCHWEIZ AG,

Defendant. /

No. C 19-02241 WHA

NOTICE RE RULE 26(f)

CONFERENCE

In this civil action, plaintiff Intel Corporation seeks declaratory relief of noninfringement of twelve patents owned by defendant PACT XPP Schweiz AG (and breach of

contract). This poses a procedural problem not posed in the normal infringement case in which

the patent owner initiates the litigation. When the patent owner initiates, it should have good

faith basis under Rule 11 for each claim of infringement, including each specific patent, before

dragging accused infringer into court. 

In this case, however, it is Intel who has dragged the patent owner into court and seeks

declaratory relief that it does not infringe. The Court is concerned that this procedural posture

forces the patent owner to counterclaim and/or supply infringement contentions before it has

had a fair opportunity to examine the technology in question. Therefore, counsel for both sides

should take into account this consideration in its Rule 26(f) conference and should anticipate

that the Court will likely permit sufficient discovery into all of Intel’s products for which

declaratory relief is sought prior to requiring the patent owner to counterclaim and/or the supply

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infringement contentions. In other words, having initiated the litigation, Intel should be

prepared to open its files, records, and products accused to allow the patent owner a fair

opportunity to respond. 

Dated: May 3, 2019. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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