As experienced trial lawyers know, successfully trying or defending a case is all about presenting a compelling, understandable theme and narrative that comports with a judge and jury’s common sense and experience. Juries especially are prone to favor litigants and lawyers they like and case theories they easily understand. That is human nature on display… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Conflicts of Interest RSS FeedIs it Time for Federal Courts to Stop Exercising Jurisdiction Over Patent Legal Malpractice Claims?
Posted in Conflicts of Interest, Expert Witness, Federal Jurisdiction, Legal Malpractice, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Rules of Professional ResponsibilityDuring past month when many patent practitioners may have been distracted by the “laws of nature” meaning of the Mayo v. Prometheus decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued four precedential rulings confirming the exclusive authority of federal courts to adjudicate patent legal malpractice claims. Only the Supreme Court can alter this… Continue Reading
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