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Proving Willful Infringement: In re Seagate Technology, LLC

Many complaints for patent infringement allege that a defendant's conduct is willful, justifying an award of enhanced damages. The <i>Seagate Technology</i> decision substantially increases the difficulty of proving willful infringement. <i>In re Seagate Technology, LLC,</i> 2007 WL 2358677 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

11 minute read September 27, 2007 at 03:55 PM
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John M. Cone
Proving Willful Infringement: In re Seagate Technology, LLC

Many complaints for patent infringement allege that a defendant's conduct is willful, justifying an award of enhanced damages. The Seagate Technology decision substantially increases the difficulty of proving willful infringement.

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