An essential step in the discovery process, deposition is a testimony given under oath and recorded in writing by a court-authorized.

According to patent litigation statistics, patent lawsuits can extend for years, and on average, cost $2.3 million to $4 million.

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US patent law gives a patent owner the right to exclude others from making, utilizing, offering to sell, selling, or importing into the...

Patent litigation in the US often involves expert witnesses playing the central role and function of a person of (ordinary) skill in the art (POSITA or PSITA). The expert witnesses assist the court with the professional or technical matters arising in a case where they testify about the complex and technical subject matter involved in the case that is litigated to provide the relevant and necessary information, and opinions as to such matters on account of their skill, techni

What is E-Discovery? Litigation involves discovery, the process of obtaining and exchanging evidence, or information that might potentially become evidence. Parties are bound to the legal procedure of information and evidence exchange with one another in state and federal courts. While it is primarily described in the context of litigation, the discovery process is essential to many other areas of investigations, arbitrations, and other forms of dispute resolution. e-Discover

While there are multiple ways to skin a cat (see discussion on indirect infringement and direct infringement here ), patent infringement can occur in two forms. The first is literal infringement. Literal infringement is when every aspect of the claim is being infringed upon in much the same way the claim was written. The second one, more complex, is an infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. Under this doctrine, the patentee can argue infringement even if each and eve

“Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted, counts.” - Albert Einstein (on a blackboard) A patent grants the owner the exclusive right to prevent others from using, manufacturing, offering, or selling the claimed innovation. If the innovation is monetized by others without obtaining a license from the patent owner, the patentee can choose to sue for damages in a federal court for further redress. If successful, the law under 35 U.S.C.

What is a Claim Chart? - Claim Chart (infringement contention) is one of the most important component in a patent infringement case and...

Every government has a duty to encourage innovations that are unique and useful to the society. Building a mechanism that ensures product...