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Intellectual Property

Dec. 15, 2010

Leveraging the Personality Type of a Technical Witness to Your Advantage in a Deposition

Why it is important to understand the personality type of your technical witness. By Brent Yamashita of DLA Piper.


By Brent Yamashita


Liability issues in cases involving patents or technology inevitably hinge upon the testimony of technical witnesses. For some technical witnesses, certain aspects of their personality will dictate the types of answers they give in deposition and the manner in which they give them. During my career as a patent litigator, I have noticed five personality types that are common in technical witnesses. An understanding of these types can aid you in ...

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