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US ITC begins pilot to speed up disposal of patent cases |
June 25, 2013
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched a pilot program to test whether early rulings on identified crucial issues in some investigations could limit unnecessary litigation, saving time and costs for all sides.One such "dispositive" issue, though not the only one, could be the existence of a domestic industry for a product, which often comes up later in the investigation.Complainants should also be prepared to prove their case without extensive discovery on the issues, the ITC said Monday.The move comes in the wake of concerns about unnecessary and sometimes frivolous patent disputes by "patent assertion entities," popularly known as patent trolls, whose main business is to collect licensing fees and damages from technology companies.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042922/us-itc-begins-pilot-to-speed-up-disposal-of-patent-cases.html#tk.rss_all
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