Patent Damages Theories 2016

The importance of damages in modern patent litigation cannot be overstated. Whether you are plaintiff or defense, damages must be elevated at the beginning of the case, developed throughout discovery, and driven carefully and rationally through the expert phase, pretrial, and trial. Patent damages law continues to develop, and parties continue to advance creative and novel damages theories.

Chris Marchese co-author of the Patent Damages blog, spoke about recent developments in patent damages theories that helped viewers understand the current state of key damages principles and maximize their success. Participantslearned the latest on:

• Extraterritoriality
• Profit splitting
• Non-infringing alternatives
• Apportionment