Increasingly, plaintiffs in patent infringement suits are projecting sales through the expiration of the patent, discounting for present value, and then calling the resulting figure a “lump sum” royalty. ...more
[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more