Intellectual Property
Jan. 3, 2012
Betting the company: the bottom line in patent litigation
Knowing your client, your opponent and your venue is key to any patent litigation strategy. By Yury Kapgan and Kathy Yu of Latham & Watkins LLP
For many businesses, patent lawsuits can be a "bet the company" type of litigation. If accused of infringing another's patent, a company could face millions of dollars in damages, a shutdown of its product lines or manufacturing facilities, or significant costs to change its manufacturing processes to avoid infringement. On the flipside, upon discovery of an allegedly infringing product, a patent holder may have to inves...
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