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· 4/29/2002

Andrew Pickholtz v. Rainbow Technologies, Inc. And Software Security, Inc.

Citations

  • 284 F.3d 1365

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the word “system” was surplus- age when the patent at issue used “computer” and “com- puter system” interchangeably with no indication of a difference in meaning
  • explaining that \computer\ and \computer system\ are used as synonyms when \they are used interchangeably in the ... patent\
  • explaining that Rule 37(a)(5)(A) requires that expenses were “incurred,” and a pro se litigant, even if an attorney, does not incur attorney’s fees
  • noting that the district judge allowed recovery for a pro se litigant’s out-of-pocket expenses under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, and only the fees issue was on appeal
  • noting that the district judge allowed recovery for a pro se litigant’s out-of-pocket expenses under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37, and only the fees issue was on appeal
  • suggesting a sanction of attorney’s fees in favor of a pro se plaintiff who was an attorney could be appropriate under the court’s inherent power

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Judges: Mayer, Lourie, Dyk

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