Jul2018
Tel Aviv Court Appoints Sherby To Take Evidence For Use In U.S. Patent Litigation
The Tel Aviv Magistrates Court has appointed Eric Sherby to take evidence from nine (9) Israeli witnesses for use in a patent case pending before a federal court in Massachusetts.
The appointment was made pursuant to a Letter of Request (under the Hague Evidence Convention) signed by the Massachusetts court. The Letter of Request specifically proposed Mr. Sherby (by name) as the Israeli lawyer to be appointed by the Israeli court, pursuant to section 16(b) of Israel's Legal Assistance To Foreign Nations Law.
The Letter of Request seeks both documentary discovery and deposition testimony.
This is the second time in five months that Eric Sherby has been appointed by an Israeli court to take evidence for use before an American federal court. Earlier this year, such appointment had been requested by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.