Omni Bridgeway Can Move Apple Subpoena Fight Out of Delaware

Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway scored a small win in its battle with Apple Inc. over whether the funder should be forced to turn over documents in the patent suit the tech giant believes it is funding.

Omni was granted its motion to transfer out of Delaware federal court where Apple Inc. filed subpoenas looking for documents about any financing arrangements and valuations between the funder and a Finnish patent owner. Omni sought to transfer the case to the Northern District of California, which is the court that is presiding over the underlying litigation between the patent owner and Apple.

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