Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Patent Damages Panel

Conference on Evolving Damages Law Hosted By the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology & The Federal Circuit Bar Association Trial Lawyer Panel Moderator Yar Chaikovsky, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Panelists James Elacqua, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Michael Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster LLP Eric Lamison, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Stanley Young, Covington & Burling LLP October 18, 2010 1:30 PM

Overview of Topics for Discussion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Entire Market Value Rule ,[object Object]

Apportionment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Gateway, Inc. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent v. Gateway: EMVR Application Tested ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent v. Gateway : First Flaw ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent v. Gateway : Second Flaw ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent v. Gateway : Relation of Base and Rate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lucent v. Gateway: EMVR Lives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell U. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell v. HP: Trial Events ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell v. HP: Trial Events ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell v. HP : The JMOL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell v. HP on Appeal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cornell v. HP : Federal Circuit Argument ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What To Do At Trial? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Topics Addressed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Georgia-Pacific Factors “ In applying the formulation, the Court must take into account the realities of the bargaining table and subject the proofs to a dissective scrutiny.” Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. U.S. Plywood Corp., 318 F. Supp. 1116, 1122 (S.D.N.Y. 1970) . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* Bolded text indicates factors discussed in more detail.

“ Hot” Factors “The focus of a reasonable royalty determination is on the value of the invention in the marketplace.” Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Co., Inc., 56 F.3d 1538, 1576 (Fed. Cir. 1995). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The 25% Rule “ The concept of a ‘rule of thumb’ is perplexing in an area of the law where reliability and precision are deemed paramount . . .” Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 632 F. Supp. 2d. 147, 151 (D. R.I. 2009). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Just the Facts Ma’am” “Having examined the relevant Georgia-Pacific factors, we are left with the unmistakable conclusion that the jury’s damages award is not supported by substantial evidence, but is based mainly on speculation and guesswork.” Lucent , 580 F.3d at 1335. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Admissibility Issues Relating to Expert Opinions and Damages

“ Where’s the Proof” District courts are the “gatekeepers” who must exclude unreliable expert testimony on “reasonable royalty” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Application of Daubert to Patent Damages “sound economic and factual predicates” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What We Can Learn When A Federal Circuit Judge Serves As Our “Gatekeeper” Applying Federal Circuit Authority ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What We Can Learn When A Federal Circuit Judge Serves As Our “Gatekeeper” Applying Federal Circuit Authority ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Where’s the Proof” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Preserving the Trial Record for Appeal

Motions for New Trial on Damages ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tale of Two Cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

JMOL Motions on Damages? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successful JMOLs for Defendants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Standards of Review ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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