This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Intellectual Property

Apr. 10, 2012

Don't believe the myths: IP cases can be covered by insurance

It's a common misperception that IP cases cannot be covered by insurance; don't buy into it. By William T. Um of Hunton & Williams LLP


By William T. Um


There is a growing myth among intellectual property practitioners that IP cases, in particular patent and trademark infringement lawsuits, are not covered under traditional comprehensive general liability policies. If you test this myth using the rating system from the popular television show, "MythBusters," this myth would be deemed "busted," or at least "plausible," based on recent court decisions finding coverage ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up