Patent infringement damages: Winning strategies

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Andrew W. Carter, ACARTER@OCEANTOMO.COM and Chet Dominik, cdominik@oceantomo.com. Ocean Tomo, 200 W. Madison Street, 37TH FLOOR, Chicago, IL 60606
Today, the public often thinks of patent litigation as something affecting only high tech industries (eg. the “Blackberry” litigation), pharma, or “something to do with stents.” Yet patent infringement cases in the chemical industry are not only prevalent, they can be worth huge sums. This discussion will give an overview and specific examples related to the following:

Similarities and differences of chemical cases vs. high-tech and pharma cases; How to win at damages in a chemical case; Unique elements of damage in chemical cases; Damage expert qualifications in chemical cases; What to do if you encounter a patent troll