Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.
Damages expert did not use “supercharged” version of disclaimed 25% rule of thumb, but analyzed each of Georgia-Pacific factors to predict reasonable royalty rate, district court finds.
Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc. (I)
Federal district court rules that the adaptable Daubert standard can accommodate two different frameworks for analyzing RAND royalty rates for standard-essential patents, a typical “bilateral” hypothetical negotiation between the parties and a fairly new ...
Energy Transportation Group, Inc. v. William Demant Holding A/S
Federal Circuit finds use of discarded 25% rule of thumb does not “irretrievably damage” expert’s royalty analysis because he also used acceptable alternative method, substantially supporting jury’s award.
Testing the reasonableness of royalty rates in valuation
Steve Economou, managing director of Curtis Financial, got into IP valuations "by accident" about 15 years ago. He now does it for tax, transfer pricing, and purchase price allocations, generally. He brought his experience to a session on supporting royalty rate valuations to the ASA Advanced Business Valuation Conference in Phoenix this morning.
Versata Software, Inc. v. Internet Brands, Inc.
Federal district court declines opportunity to apply entire market value rule to damages in trade secrets case, and affirms $2 million award based on expert’s attributing all of the profits from contracts to the stolen technology.
