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Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Zoll LifeCor Corp.

Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Zoll LifeCor Corp.

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Division

August 22, 2014, Decided; August 22, 2014, Filed

Case No. 2:12-cv-1369

Opinion

SPECIAL MASTER'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION'S MOTION TO COMPEL AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOF — [DKT. 205 AND 206]

Motions, Referral and Recommendation

Defendant ZOLL LifeCor Corporation ("ZLC") has filed ZOLL LifeCor Corporation's Motion to Compel [Dkt. 205] ("ZLC's Motion") and ZOLL LifeCor Corporation's Memorandum in Support of it's Motion to Compel [Dkt. 206] ("ZLC's Response"). Koninklijke Philips N.V. and Philips Electronics North America Corporation (collectively, "Philips") have filed a response [Dkt. 218] ("Philips' Response"), and ZLC has filed a reply [Dkt. 224] ("ZLC's Reply").

The Court [*3]  referred this motion to the master for a report and recommendation pursuant to the Order of August 14, 2014 [Dkt. 207].

The master recommends that ZLC's motion be GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART.

ZLC's Motion to Compel [Dkt. 205] and Memorandum in Support Thereof [Dkt. 206]

ZLC moves for an order compelling Philips:

1. to provide a Rule 30(b)(6) witness on its sales, accounting, and inventory practices for accessories of Philips' products that allegedly embody the asserted claims,

2. to provide a Rule 30(b)(6) witness to identify the factual bases for its damages allegations, including its willfulness allegation, or, alternatively, to "provide a full response to ZLC's Interrogatory No. 13," and

3. to provide a Rule 30(b)(6) witness "to address any alleged technical, marketing, or commercial advantages that cannot be realized without practicing the asserted Philips patents or related Philips patents."

ZLC's Motion [Dkt. 205] at 1, ZLC Memorandum [Dkt. 206] at 2.

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2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131078 *; 2014 WL 4660338

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. and PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION, Plaintiffs, v. ZOLL LIFECOR CORPORATION, Defendant.

Subsequent History: Adopted by, in part, Motion granted by, in part, Motion denied by, in part Koninklijke Philips Elecs. N.V. v. Zoll Lifecor Corp., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129756 (W.D. Pa., Sept. 17, 2014)

Prior History: Koninklijke Philips Elecs. N.V. v. Zoll LifeCor Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16182 (W.D. Pa., Feb. 6, 2013)

CORE TERMS

interrogatory, infringement, Patents, deposition, discovery, willful, documents, contends, damages, practices, products, designated, advantages, patentee, accessories, answers, parties, duplicative, notice, email, royalty, supplemental, recommends, prepare, urges, response to interrogatory, enhanced damage, technological, legal basis, ambiguous