Federal Circuit Permits Discovery of License Negotiations

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 18 No. 5
Legal and Court Case Update
May 2012
4813 Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone
517911 Telecommunications Resellers
intellectual property

In re MSTG, Inc.
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7092
April 9, 2012
US
Federal Court
Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Frank Benatowicz (plaintiff)
Dyk

Summary

Federal Circuit finds that settlement negotiations related to reasonable royalty and damage calculations are not protected by particular privilege, but are subject to discovery, in addition to the settlement agreements themselves.

See Also

In re MSTG, Inc.

Federal Circuit finds that settlement negotiations related to reasonable royalty and damage calculations are not protected by particular privilege, but are subject to discovery, in addition to the settlement agreements themselves.