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Are Experts Required?
One of the first things that a party does when planning a patent litigation or when sued for patent infringement is hire a phalanx of experts. However, what gets lost in the equation is the preliminary questions of “are all of these experts necessary?” and “will their testimony be accepted by the court?”
It is clear that patent litigations are complex. This is shown, for example, by the cost. The last AIPLA survey (from 2003) estimated that the cost of a single patent litigation through the end of discovery with between $1 million and $25 million at risk can often exceed $2 million and easily reach $4 million; the litigation will often run several years. Additional patents, secondary issues and greater financial risk can increase these costs dramatically. Expert fees are frequently the second largest component of the cost of a patent litigation after the fees of the attorneys involved in the case.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.