A CRA expert testified on the appropriate amount of a reasonable royalty to compensate for the US Department of Energy’s infringement of a pre-commercial, patented technology with the potential to generate significant energy savings in a broad range of materials processing applications. The CRA team analyzed economic considerations, comparable licenses, and the Georgia-Pacific factors to determine the proper structure and amount of a license in a hypothetical negotiation. The court rejected the plaintiff’s reasonable royalty claim and adopted the CRA expert’s conclusion regarding the likely outcome of a hypothetical license negotiation involving high risk, high potential, early-stage technology.
CRA consultants named top patent professionals in the 2025 IAM Patent 1000 rankings
Fourteen CRA consultants were recognized as leading economic, financial, and licensing expert witnesses by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The IAM Patent...