Samsung’s Evidence Push Spurs IP Law Firm Move to Quash Subpoena

Samsung Electronics Co.’s effort to gather evidence that PV Law LLP and a Chinese litigation funder used its confidential information for a patent-infringement campaign “is a blatant attempt to invade” attorney-client privilege and should be rejected, the law firm told a federal court.

Complying with the document subpoena would require PV Law’s small team to spend “hundreds and hundreds of hours” reviewing mostly privileged documents, according to a motion to quash filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

“In simple terms, Samsung seeks to discover the contents of the entire files of its adversaries’ litigation ...