Patent disputes can determine the fate of innovations and companies. If your intellectual property is at stake, understand the litigation landscape.
Expert information to help you understand your rights and options
Patent litigation involves enforcing exclusive rights or defending against infringement claims, with cases often worth millions. Complex procedures, technical evidence, and high stakes define these disputes. Learn how patent cases work, venue considerations, and strategies for success in federal court.
Patent infringement defendants can challenge claim scope, prove non-infringement, attack patent validity, and assert defenses like exhaustion and laches. Many patents cannot withstand validity challenges. Learn defense strategies, invalidity grounds, and settlement considerations for accused infringers.
Invalid patents can be challenged in court or through USPTO proceedings like Inter Partes Review. Prior art, obviousness, and inadequate disclosure are common grounds. Learn invalidity defenses, IPR vs litigation tradeoffs, and coordinating patent validity challenges across forums.
Patent infringement requires showing that an accused product or method falls within your patent claims—either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Claim construction often determines outcomes. Learn how to build infringement cases, required evidence, and common proof challenges.
Patent damages include lost profits, reasonable royalties, and sometimes enhanced damages for willful infringement. Damage calculations require expert economic analysis. Understand how courts calculate patent damages, royalty methodologies, and strategies for maximizing or minimizing awards.