Federal Circuit Restricts Patent Damages to ‘Smallest Salable Infringing Unit’

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 18 No. 11
Legal and Court Case Update
November 2012

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5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
334112 Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
intellectual property
economic damages & lost profits
LaserDynamics, Inc. v. Quanta Computer, Inc. (V)
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18441
August 30, 2012
US
Federal Court
Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Emmett Murtha (plaintiff); Brett Reed (defendant)
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Summary

Federal Circuit requires the apportionment analysis for patent infringement claims to focus on the “smallest saleable unit.”

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LaserDynamics, Inc. v. Quanta Computer, Inc. (V)

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August 30, 2012

Federal Circuit requires the apportionment analysis for patent infringement claims to focus on the “smallest saleable unit.”

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