Issues Triable by Jury in Patent Litigation, As of 2010

Issues Triable by Jury in Patent Litigation, As of 2010

<p>Issues triable by jury in patent litigation, as of 2010, provided there is enough evidence to survive summary judgment:</p><p>1. Literal infringement [direct and indirect]</p><p>2. Infringement under doctrine of equivalents</p><p>3. Damages (lost profits and reasonable royalty)</p><p>4. Willfulness of infringement</p><p>5. Invention date (where relevant)</p><p>6. Anticipation</p><p>7. Obviousness</p><p>8. Public use or on sale</p><p>9. Prior invention by another in the U.S.</p><p>10. Adequacy of specification (written description)</p><p>11. License (other than by estoppel)</p><p>12. Best mode</p><p>Issues decided by the judge: </p><p>1. Claim scope</p><p>2. All issues in ANDA infringement cases</p><p>3. Amount of enhancement of damages, where willfulness has been found by the jury 4. Inequitable conduct</p><p>5. Error to support reissue</p><p>6. Double patenting (same invention type; obvious variant type)</p><p>7. Exceptional case (attorney’s fees)</p><p>8. Injunctive relief</p><p>9. Indefiniteness</p><p>10. Enablement</p><p>11. Laches and equitable estoppel</p><p>12. Assignor estoppel</p><p>13. Prosecution laches</p><p>14. Time limitation on damages</p><p>15. Failure-to-mark limitation on damages [??] </p><p>16. Exhaustion [??]</p><p>17. Preclusions (claim and issue)</p><p>2</p>

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