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Perspective

Jun. 11, 2013

Practical considerations: supersedeas bonds

Unless you act quickly, the plaintiff may begin procedures to enforce a judgment in its favor, all before your post-trial motions are even filed. By Matt Jorgenson and Erik Carlson


By Matt Jorgenson and Erik Carlson


Your upcoming patent jury trial is not going to settle. The plaintiff, a virtually insolvent patent troll, is seeking a sizable damages award, and is anxious to get its hands on that money. Your defenses are strong, but the time to begin planning for an adverse judgment is now. Unless you act quickly, the plaintiff may begin procedures to enforce a judgment in its favor - seizing bank accounts and property, and causing substanti...

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