Davis v. Brouse McDowell (pdf) is the Federal Circuit’s first precedential patent legal malpractice decision issued in 2010. It offers yet another cautionary tale for both plaintiffs and defendants in their pursuit and defense of patent legal malpractice claims. Most will read and analyze the Davis case for its ultimate holding, i.e., conclusory expert witness testimony regarding… Continue Reading
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