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The act states that discovery Discovery of additional or non "core" documents is not allowed unless the party requesting them covers the costs of discovery and all parties consent to discovery. <ref name="patentlyoIA" /> By enabling courts to limit discovery, sponsors hope to reduce litigation costs and target patent trolls intending to settle a case quickly using information revealed in discovery. <ref name="innovationactsummary" />
→Discovery Stay
The act establishes that a claim construction ruling must occur prior to discovery. <ref name="patentlyoIA" /> Discovery is a process that occurs pre-trial in a civil action, a conflict between two private parties, and is defined by the federal government as any party's right to obtain relevant information for the trial. Claim construction defines exactly what a patent includes and the extent to which a patent holder can protect the subject matter. <ref name="claimconstruction" /> The act also specifies that claim construction previously agreed upon in another court must hold when a patent claim is reviewed by the USPTO or in a new trial. <ref name="patentlyoIA" />
===Demand Letters===
