January 15, 2013
Open Text Corp. urged a California federal judge Monday to allow the Federal Circuit to review the disqualification of Perkins Coie LLP as its counsel in a patent infringement suit brought by j2 Global Communications Inc., saying the ruling was made using a questionable interpretation of California law.
December 19, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday disqualified Perkins Coie LLP from representing Open Text Corp. and its subsidiaries in patent infringement litigation brought by j2 Global Communications Inc. because of the firm's interactions with an attorney who previously counseled j2.
November 19, 2012
Perkins Coie LLP urged a California judge Monday not to disqualify it from representing a Canadian company in a patent infringement dispute involving network messaging technology, saying it was "mere speculation" that an attorney who once worked for the plaintiff provided the law firm or its client with confidential information.
October 16, 2012
Messaging services provider j2 Global Communications Inc. asked a California federal judge Monday to disqualify Perkins Coie LLP from representing Open Text Corp. in a patent infringement dispute because of the law firm's interactions with an attorney who had previously counseled j2.