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... . The plaintiffs issued a subpoena duces tecum to AT&T as the Internet Service Provider for the website in order to identify the individuals utilizing those monikers. In evaluating the motion to quash the subpoenas, the District Court noted that the "First ... the subpoenaed information to advance the plaintiffs' claims;" (5) whether the subpoenaed party had an expectation of privacy when the online material was posted; and (6) whether the plaintiffs have made an "adequate showing" as to their ...

... in that does not actually make, use or sell a product covered by the claims of the patent, which gives rise to the "NPE" moniker. (Of course, NPEs are more pejoratively referred to as "Patent Trolls.") It then follows that Mssrs. Moore, Vezeau and Scarpelli are ... . This means that the law firms involved in NPE litigation will not only be rejected as providers of IP legal services, but also will lose the opportunity to obtain wholly unrelated lucrative corporate and litigation work. As indicated by ...