Mar. 18, 2000

Rapid Disclosure

Rapid Disclosure Northern District of California Procedures for Markman Hearings By Guy W. Chambers The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Markman v. Westview Instruments Inc. , 116 S.Ct. 1384 (1996), has dramatically transformed patent litigation in the United States. Essentially, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the interpretation of patent claims is now an issue of law for a trial judge, not a jury, to decide.