RT 2point3 XYA corporation case study
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IRAC Worksheet
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Facts: ZZZ Inc.is a competitor and they are producing a new widget which contained parts owned by XYA under their patent. To establish credibility, XYA must provide the blueprint of the new widget gadget prior to their production. ISSUE:
#1: What makes XYA believe that ZZZ is producing the widget parts owned by XYA’s patent?
#2: XYA must get a court ruling to see the blueprints for ZZZ Inc, new widget design. #3: XYA lawsuits states ZZZ Inc new widget contains components owned under their patent. RULE of LAW: Title V; Rule 26. Procedures of Discover (Legal, 2022): XYA corporation would have to put in a request of Discovery, this would allow them to obtain relevant evidence and documents which are relevant to legal proceedings. For this specific case, these documents would be the blueprints for ZZZ inc. widgets. ANALYSIS: For this lawsuit to move forward, XYA needs access to the gadget blueprint. The process for obtaining this information in a legal proceeding would be done in the discovery phase. XYA would need to request permission from the court indicating specifically the production blueprint and any relevant documentation. XYA must demonstrate to the court that the documents which they are requesting are relevant to the case and are necessary to establish if the patent that XYA owns has been infringed upon by ZZZ inc. CONCLUSION:
XYA Corp. would be permitted to receive the plans through the discovery procedure. They would need to file a request for the production of the documents in the preliminary hearing in order to obtain a copy of the blueprints. It is then up to the court to evaluate the relevance of the requested documents and then decide if they will grant XYA permission to the documents.
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Reference:
Legal Information Institute. (2022, September). Discovery. Retrieved from. discovery | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute (cornell.edu
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