Federal Judiciary

Motion to Limit Number of Claims and Prior Art References Denied

By Michael C. Smith

Accolade Systems LLC v. Citrix Systems, Inc. et al, No. 6:07cv00048) (May 11, 2009)
Judge: Leonard Davis
Motion to Limit Number of Claims and Prior Art References DENIED
Plaintiff asked that the court limit the number of claims and prior art references.  Judge Davis denied the motion, noting that "[w]hile the Court always encourages parties to focus their cases to the most relevant claims and references, the Court does not usually impose a limit on the number of claims and references because parties naturally withdraw claims and references that are not viable for use at trial."  Such a restriction was not necessary in this case, he concluded, "because the number of claims [14] and references [26] are already reasonable."

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on June 03, 2009 (boomark / email).