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Chapter 1. PREFILING CONSIDERATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Suit to Enforce the Patent 3. Suit Attacking the Patent – Declaratory Judgment Action 4. Personal Jurisdiction 5. Forum Disputes 6. Pre-Filing Investigation; Rule 11 7. Risk Analysis 8. Recovery Analysis 9. [Reserved] 10. Other Pre-Suit Preparation 11. PTO Litigation Toolkit: Resources 12. Class Actions Chapter 2. FILING THE SUIT 1. In General 2. The Form of the Complaint 3. Joinder of Other Claims Chapter 3. RESPONDING TO THE COMPLAINT 1. In General 2. Consequences of Answering 3. Answer 4. Motions under Rule 12 5. Counterclaims Chapter 4. PRELIMINARY, ANCILLARY, AND COLLATERAL MATTERS 1. Introduction 2. Matters Respecting the Forum 3. Matters Respecting the Parties 4. Matters Respecting the Manner of Trial 5. Preliminary Injunction 6. Appellate Review Chapter 4A. PRETRIAL ORGANIZATION 1. In General 2. The Patent Owner's Case 3. The Accused Infringer's Case 4. The Pretrial Order 5. Summary Judgment Chapter 5. PRETRIAL INVESTIGATION 1. In General 2. Depositions 3. Interrogatories to Parties 4. Production and Inspection 5. Requests for Admission 6. Sanctions for Failure to Make Discovery 7. Motions to Limit Number of Claims Asserted Chapter 6. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION - MARKMAN HEARINGS 1. Claim Construction, Overview 2. Hierarchy of Evidence Considered for Claim Construction: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Evidence 3. Canons of Claim Construction 4. Construction of Means-Plus-Function Claims 5. Procedure for Claim Construction 6. Timing of Markman Hearing 7. Jury Instructions 8. Appellate Review of Claim Construction Ruling 9. Issue Preclusion 10. Local Patent Rules on Claim Construction Proceedings, by District 11. Strategies for Arguing Claim Construction Chapter 7. EXPERTS 1. In General 2. Choosing the Expert 3. Finding and Hiring the Expert 4. Discovery With Respect to Experts 5. Presentation of Expert Testimony 6. The Court-Appointed Expert Chapter 8. TRIAL AND JUDGMENT 1. In General 2. Evidentiary Matters 3. Submission 4. Judgment Chapter 9. PLAINTIFF’S SUBSTANTIVE CASE AT TRIAL 1. Infringement, Generally 2. Direct, Literal Infringement - §271(a) 3. Infringement by the Doctrine of Equivalents 4. Induced Infringement - §271(b) 5. Contributory Infringement - §271(c) 6. Exportation of Components of Patent Invention - §271(f) 7. Importation of Product Made by Patented Process - §271(g) 8. Safe Harbor for Activities Related to Regulatory Approval - §271(e)(1) 9. Design Patent Infringement 10. Willful Infringement 11. Assignor Estoppel 12. Estoppel by Settlement Agreement, Consent Decree Chapter 10. DEFENDANT’S SUBSTANTIVE CASE AT TRIAL 1. Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims 2. Invalidity - Statutory Presumption of Patent Validity 3. Invalidity - Lack of Statutory Subject Matter (§101) 4-8. [Reserved] 9. Enablement 10. Written Description 11. Indefiniteness 12. [Reserved] 13. Inequitable Conduct 14. [Reserved] 15. Prosecution Laches 16. Laches 17. Equitable Estoppel 18. Waiver 19. Implied License 20. Patent Exhaustion 21. Patent Misuse 22. Antitrust Counterclaims 23. Limitations on Damages: Marking and Notice 24. Permissible Repair 25. Prior User Rights Defense Chapter 11. DAMAGES 1. Introduction 2. Lost Profits 3. Reasonable Royalty 3A. Damages for Infringement of Design Patent 3B. Double Recovery of Damages Calculation 4. Effect of Taxes on Damages Calculation 5. Appellate Court Review of Damage Awards 6. Enhancement of Damages 7. Willful Infringement 8. Attorneys' Fees 9. Prejudgment and Postjudgment Interest 10. Rule 11 and Sanctions in Patent Litigation Proceedings Chapter 12. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1. Statutory Basis 2. Principles of Equity Apply to Injunctions in Patent Cases - Ebay v. MercExchange 3. Injunction Determinations After Ebay 4. Form and Scope of Injunctions 5. Appeal of Grant or Denial of Injunctive Relief 6. Stay of Injunction 7. Contempt Proceedings Chapter 13. JURY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Introduction 2. Federal Circuit Review of Jury Instructions 3. Form of Jury Instruction 4. Failure to Object to Instructions 5. Matters Omitted From Submission to Jury 6. Consent to Trial of Issue by Jury 7. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial by Acquiescing to Bench Trial 8. Absence of Proof Cannot be Cured by Jury Instructions 9. Impact of Markman on Jury Trial 10. Different Standard of Review of Decision Based on Bench Trial and Jury Trial 11. Federal Circuit Suggestions for Jury Trial and Jury Instructions 12. Adequacy of Jury Instruction 13. Federal Circuit Approved (and Criticized) Type Interrogatories 14. Doctrine of Equivalents: Warner-Jenkinson v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co. 15. Procedural Lapses In Prosecution Not Part of Jury Instructions on Invalidity Chapter 14. POST GRANT PROCEEDINGS AT THE PTO AND THEIR INTERPLAY WITH LITIGATION 1. Introduction and Overview of PTO Proceeding 2. Ex Parte Reexamination 3. Inter Partes Review 4. Post Grant Review 5. Covered Business Method Patent Review 6. Reissue 7. Supplemental Examination 8. Interplay of Litigation and Post-Grant Proceedings 9. Intervening Rights 10. Judicial Review of Post-Grant Proceedings Chapter 15. PRACTICE AT THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 1. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) Practice 2. Preliminary Considerations to Be Discussed with and Explained to a Client 3. Pre-Filing Considerations 4. Filing the Complaint 5. Activity by the Commission after the Complaint is Filed 6. Pre-Institution Activities of Complainants and Respondents 7. Role of the Administrative Law Judge 8. Response to the Complaint 9. Motions 10. Discovery 11. Preparation for Trial 12. Pre-Trial Conference 13. The Trial and Post-Trial Submissions 14. Disposition of the Case by the Administrative Law Judge and the Commission 15. Presidential Review of Commission Determination 16. Appeal of a Final Commission Determination 17. Proceedings Following Issuance of Relief 18. Section 337, International Trade Agreements, and The Kinik Decision 19. Pilot Mediation Program 20. Conclusion and General Tips for Practice before the ITC APPENDIX 1 Index of Forms APPENDIX 2 (reserved) APPENDIX 3 Sample Jury Instructions APPENDIX A Checklists Relating to Patent Litigation APPENDIX B The American Invents Act of 2011 - Summary and Commentary APPENDIX C Leahy-Smith America Invents Act APPENDIX D Local Patent Rules, by District