In U.S. legal procedure, each party to a lawsuit has the duty to disclose certain information, such as the names and addresses of witnesses, and copies of any documents that it intends to use as evidence, to the opposing party.
Breach of this duty can lead to a holding of inequitable conduct, in which case the patent is unenforceable.
[4] In an article in 2023, the slogan "Dead Men Tell No Tales" shed light on the fact that client attorney privilege ends after the death of a client.
However, the client (prior to death) can appoint a person to speak on their behalf.
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