A CRA expert estimated damages attributable to the accused infringement of copyrighted medical animations, which were used for educational purposes. The defendant was accused of creating the infringing animations following the termination of a license agreement between the parties. CRA used a reasonable royalty approach based on the prior license agreement to estimate the hypothetical fee the defendant would have had to pay for the accused use of the animations.
China refines how to determine patent damages
China’s patent law was promulgated in 1984 and amended three times prior to 2020 (in 1992, 2000, and 2008). On October 17, 2020, the National People’s Congress...