In a dispute between a videogame publisher and the developer of a console game franchise, the court appointed a CRA expert to independently examine the contingent compensation stemming from more than $3 billion in worldwide videogame and digital download revenue. On-site inspection and post-site analysis identified certain underpayment issues while otherwise confirming the material reasonableness of what was previously reported to the developer. The issuance of the findings report led the parties to reach a confidential settlement.
A look at Chinese courts’ new approach to IP damages
In this Law360 article, Fei Deng, Hong Qiao, and Yi Cheng examine the trend of Chinese courts toward awarding larger non-statutory damage awards in IP cases....