Intellectual Property
Jul. 27, 2011
Patent damages guidelines to get tested
A federal appellate court's efforts to slash large damage awards for patents that infringe a small part of a product is getting a closely-watched test in a San Diego case against Microsoft Corp.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appellate court's efforts to slash large damage awards for patents that infringe a small part of a product is getting a closely watched practical test in a San Diego federal courtroom, where a judge and the attorneys are wrestling with its new guidelines.
In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a $358 million damage award against Microsoft Corp. because th...
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