In view of the $2.18 billion jury verdict against Intel for patent infringement, in-house counsel may wonder how to keep that from happening to them (see VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., 21-57, U.S. District Court for the...more
Recent decisions illustrate situations where courts find “egregious” conduct under the Supreme Court’s Halo standard, and an opinion should be obtained to mitigate the risk of enhanced damages/ willful patent infringement....more