Perspective
Nov. 13, 2014
Unexpected coverage: D&O insurance and IP litigation
The application of D&O insurance to IP disputes may seem be unexpected and counterintuitive but could serve as an unanticipated asset in helping to fund both the defense and settlement costs in IP disputes. By Peter S. Selvin
Fans of the Bard will remember the scene in which Hamlet chides his friend Horatio about the narrowness of his vision: "There are more things in heaven and earth ... Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." "Hamlet," I, V, 167-68. The same can be said about practitioners, and even some insurance professionals who associate directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance exclusively with litigation involving shareholders,...
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