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Settlement Evidence & Patent Damages - The article analyzes how courts have determined whether settlement license agreements and settlement license negotiations are discoverable and admissible to prove reasonable royalties and discusses important strategic issues that trial attorneys should consider.
Boston-based IP litigation partner John Kenneth
Felter and IP litigation associate Samuel
Brenner co-authored an article entitled
"Settlement Evidence and Patent Damages" in the American
Bar Association Section of Litigation, Trial Evidence Committee
newsletter, Spring 2013, Vol. 21, No. 1.
The article analyzes how courts have determined "whether
settlement license agreements and settlement license negotiations
are discoverable and admissible to prove reasonable
royalties," and discusses important strategic issues that
trial attorneys should consider.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
