tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post5757655676072014171..comments2023-11-05T06:06:12.057-06:00Comments on The 271 Patent Blog: CAFC Nixes 25% "Rule of Thumb" Application For Estimating Patent DamagesTwo-Seventy-One Patent Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02481083706071978817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851300.post-50290617598865850652011-01-11T14:18:21.674-06:002011-01-11T14:18:21.674-06:00Seems like we're going to be seeing more such ...Seems like we're going to be seeing more such cases -- with this kind of judicially-legislated <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/25/patent-reform-misses-the-mark/" rel="nofollow">"patent reform"</a> -- until Congress and/or the courts finally get a handle on acceptable damage award standards for patent infringement cases. The lack of any kind of controlling baseline is worrisome to many; also troubling to me, however, is this kind of ad-hoc approach that we're seeing in the courts. So the 25% rule is out ... but what exactly replaces it?patent litigationhttp://www.GeneralPatent.comnoreply@blogger.com