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Patent owners are now on notice: The Federal Circuit has confirmed that shredding relevant documents after identifying litigation targets can lead to spoliation sanctions, even if the destruction occurred before litigation was "imminent" or "probable without significant contingencies."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision requiring a patentee to limit the number of patent claims that could be addressed in litigation
