Sloan Valve Company v. Zurn Industries, Inc.

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intellectual property
lost profits, royalty rate, daubert, georgia-pacific, reasonable royalty, royalty base, patent, infringement
Sloan Valve Company v. Zurn Industries, Inc.
2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39678
US
Federal Court
Illinois
United States District Court
Richard Bero (plaintiff)
St. Eve

Summary

Court excludes royalty analysis veering from “classic way” in that expert used number of infringing products, not revenue, as royalty base and dollar amount, not percentage of the revenue, as royalty rate.
Sloan Valve Company v. Zurn Industries, Inc.
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