"I think it will be hot topic when the Unitary Patent takes effect in couple of years. We will see lot more litigation cases in Europe.
Quite big question mark is also what will happen in China - more and more European companies are interested…"
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Chris Neumeyer commented on Chris Neumeyer's blog post 10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Savings"Thanks, Mikk. The $625/hour figure came from one survey I encountered. Otherwise, the WSJ article I cited states that "The number of partners billing $1,150-plus an hour has more than doubled since this time last year" and…"
Mikk Putk commented on Chris Neumeyer's blog post 10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Savings"Thanks, great tips!$625 per hour is quite mystical :) Do you have any comparative statistic for other countries? "
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Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million. While that case may be an extreme example, the median hourly rate for partners in U.S. law firms is $625 per hour and the average patent lawsuit requires…See More
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Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million. While that case may be an extreme example, the median hourly rate for partners in U.S. law firms is $625 per hour and the average patent lawsuit requires…See More
Chris Neumeyer commented on Mikk Putk's blog post The inventor community"Thanks, Donal. Very refreshing perspective after having spent many years working in/with rigid, hierarchical, "traditional" manufacturing companies in Taiwan.
I agree wholeheartedly that valuable innovation may just as well…"
Mikk Putk commented on Chris Neumeyer's blog post China’s Great Leap Forward in Patents"Great overview. There is lot of buzz around US patent system but Chinese patent system seems to be much more serious problem."
Michael O'Keeffe commented on Chris Neumeyer's blog post China’s Great Leap Forward in Patents"Deja-vu all overa gain.
This all happened in Japan at a similar stage of development and internationalization circa 1960. Local companies filed "Patents of importation" (Rem. them you history buffs ?) as unexamined UMs or inadequetly…"
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On March 28, Apple Inc. appeared in court in Shanghai to defend charges that Siri, its voice-recognition, personal-assistant software, allegedly infringes a Chinese patent. The plaintiff and owner of the patent, Zhizhen Internet Technology Co., claims its version of the software has over 100 million users in China and is requesting the court to ban all manufacturing or sales of Apple’s product in China.This was not the first time Apple faced patent infringement claims in China. Last summer a…See More
Chris Neumeyer posted a blog postManaging Costs of Patent Litigation
For several years I was the lead attorney at a Taiwan company that manufactures technology and consumer electronic products, from light-emitting diodes to liquid-crystal displays. Every month we received a new demand for patent licensing or indemnification and it was my job to dispose of them at no cost, without licensing, litigation, or outside counsel. Usually it was possible, but occasionally we found ourselves mired in full-blown litigation.It’s no secret patent litigation costs are…See More
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10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Savings
Posted on May 19, 2013 at 5:19am 3 Comments 1 Favorite
Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million. While that case may be an extreme example, the median hourly rate for partners in U.S. law firms is $625 per hour and the average patent lawsuit…
Continue China’s Great Leap Forward in Patents
Posted on April 10, 2013 at 10:09pm 2 Comments 1 Favorite
On March 28, Apple Inc. appeared in court in Shanghai to defend charges that Siri, its voice-recognition, personal-assistant software, allegedly infringes a Chinese patent. The plaintiff and owner of the patent, Zhizhen Internet Technology Co., claims its version of the software has over 100 million users in China and is requesting the court to ban all manufacturing or sales of Apple’s product in China.
This was not the first time Apple faced patent infringement claims in China. Last…
Continue Managing Costs of Patent Litigation
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 4:00pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
For several years I was the lead attorney at a Taiwan company that manufactures technology and consumer electronic products, from light-emitting diodes to liquid-crystal displays. Every month we received a new demand for patent licensing or indemnification and it was my job to dispose of them at no cost, without licensing, litigation, or outside counsel. Usually it was possible, but occasionally we found ourselves mired in full-blown litigation.…
Continue Strategic Monetization of Patents
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 4:13pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
The value of all U.S. generated intellectual property is said to be approximately $5.5 trillion, equal to nearly 40% of the U.S. economy. From time to time that value is dramatically demonstrated, such as when Apple wins a $1 billion patent infringement verdict against Samsung, when Nortel sells a portfolio of patents for $4.5 billion, or when Google acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, to gain control of its patents.
However, for many companies the cost of obtaining and…
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