METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATING PRESERVATION NOTICES AND SURVEYS
First Claim
1. A method for electronic discovery management, the method comprising:
- creating an electronic discovery matter;
adding a custodian to the electronic discovery matter; and
communicating, via a network, information associated with a preservation notice to the custodian at a data storage device accessible to the custodian.
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Abstract
In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for managing electronic discovery, and more particularly, for communicating a preservation notice and/or a survey to and/or from a custodian in an enterprise. For example, in some embodiments, a method for electronic discovery management is provided, where the method includes: (1) creating an electronic discovery matter; (2) adding a custodian to the electronic discovery matter; (3) creating a preservation notice and/or a survey; and (4) communicating, via a network, information associated with the preservation notice and/or the survey to the custodian at a data storage device accessible to the custodian.
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1. A method for electronic discovery management, the method comprising:
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creating an electronic discovery matter; adding a custodian to the electronic discovery matter; and communicating, via a network, information associated with a preservation notice to the custodian at a data storage device accessible to the custodian. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic discovery management system, the system comprising:
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a communication interface operatively connected to a network; and a processor operatively connected to the communication interface and configured to; create an electronic discovery matter; add a custodian to the electronic discovery matter; and instruct the communication interface to communicate, via the network, information associated with a preservation notice to the custodian at a data storage device accessible to the custodian. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, wherein the computer-executable program code portions comprise:
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a first program code portion configured to create an electronic discovery matter; a second program code portion configured to add a custodian to the electronic discovery matter; and a third program code portion configured to communicate, via a network, information associated with a preservation notice to the custodian at a data storage device accessible to the custodian. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of using an electronic discovery management system, the method comprising:
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establishing a network connection between the electronic discovery management system and a data storage device accessible to a custodian; creating an electronic discovery matter; and transmitting information associated with a survey from the electronic discovery management system to the custodian at the data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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