Exmark Mfg. Co. v. Briggs & Stratton Power Prods. Grp. LLC

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January 12, 2018
3524 Lawn and Garden Tractors and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment
333112 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing
intellectual property
patent infringement, royalty rate, expert testimony, admissibility, georgia-pacific, reasonable royalty, royalty base, apportionment, hypothetical negotiation

Exmark Mfg. Co. v. Briggs & Stratton Power Prods. Grp. LLC
2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 783
US
Federal Court
Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Melissa Bennis (plaintiff); John R. Bone (defendant)
Stoll

Summary

Federal Circuit vacates damages, finding expert opinion was inadmissible because Georgia-Pacific discussion lacked analysis that tied G-P factors to facts of the case; court affirms apportionment requirement need not be satisfied through royalty base.
Exmark Mfg. Co. v. Briggs & Stratton Power Prods. Grp. LLC
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Federal Circuit vacates damages, finding expert opinion was inadmissible because Georgia-Pacific discussion lacked analysis that tied G-P factors to facts of the case; court affirms apportionment requirement need not be satisfied through royalty base.