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Uniloc USA v. Microsoft: Federal Circuit Held the 25% Rule of Thumb By Damages Expert is a Fundamentally Flawed Tool for Determining a Baseline Royalty Rate In Patent Damages Analysis

On January 4, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in Uniloc USA Inc. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., 2010-1035 (Fed. Cir. January 4, 2011) that the 25% “rule of thumb” often used by patent damages experts is a fundamentally flawed tool for determining a baseline royalty rate in […]

ARE Patent Litigation Alert: Uniloc USA v. Microsoft: Federal Circuit Held the 25% Rule of Thumb By Damages Expert is a Fundamentally Flawed Tool for Determining a Baseline Royalty Rate In Patent Damages Analysis

On January 4, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in Uniloc USA Inc. et al. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., 2010-1035 (Fed. Cir. January 4, 2011) that the 25% “rule of thumb” often used by patent damages experts is a fundamentally flawed tool for determining a baseline royalty rate in […]