Lenovo (United States) Inc. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., KG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-01389-EJD (VKD)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE

v. LENOVO’S DISCOVERY OF IPCOM

IPCOM GMBH & CO., KG, Re: Dkt. No. 75 Defendant.

Plaintiffs Lenovo (United States) Inc. and Motorola Mobility, LLC (collectively, “Lenovo”) and defendant IPCom GmbH & Co., KG (“IPCom”) ask the Court to resolve a dispute concerning Lenovo’s proposed document requests to IPCom. Dkt. No. 75. The Court heard oral argument on this dispute on February 11, 2020. Dkt. No. 77. Having considered the parties’ submissions and argument at the hearing, the Court concludes that Lenovo’s proposed discovery exceeds the scope of the limited jurisdictional discovery permitted by the presiding judge. This order provides guidelines regarding the permissible scope of discovery and requires the parties to confer further regarding Lenovo’s document requests. I. …