Intellectual Property Cases

Examples of Complex Cases in which experts at Litigation Economics have provided analyses and testimony include the following:

Golden Apple vs. Ultimate Products Corp., et al. Case involved trade secret infringement and unlawful enrichment through use of customer list by infringer. Analysis of damages for the plaintiff involved estimation of defendant's profit, plus additional damages arising from plaintiff's business development costs and prejudgment interest. Retained by Donald E. Cope, counsel for Plaintiff, Fisher & Phillips, LLP, Redwood City, California.

Wireless Access, Inc. vs. Research in Motion Limited. Case involved patent infringement claim against Canadian manufacturer of popular pagers and cell phones. Analysis included using Georgia-Pacific factors to derive a reasonable royalty rate for use in measuring economic damages due infringed company. Services included estimation of damages, deposition testimony, and critique of defense economic expert’s report. Retained by Tarek Fahmi, counsel for Plaintiff, Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman, Sunnyvale, California.

A highly confidential case involved misappropriation of trade secrets by employees of a large high-tech company who took confidential information to a second company, a customer, who hired the employees. Damages assessed included wages and options paid the employees during the time the misappropriations occurred, plus so-called “head start” savings to the second firm, and reasonable royalty payments expected for use of the confidential information. Retained by Lita Verrier, counsel for Plaintiff, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, San Jose, California.

Breach of Contract
Business Interruption
Business Valuation
Construction Defects
Employment Related Claims
Antitrust
Earnings Loss
Products Liability
Wrongful Death
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