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2. Pretrial Application of Markman Or Vertical Forum Shopping

3. Review of Markman Trial Court –Jury Trial—Claims 1 and 10 infringed –JMOL—Judge construed claims; HELD not infringed CAFC –Affirmed (52 F3d 967, 34 USPQ2d 1321) –HOLDING: claim construction is a matter of law –Underlying Fact issues to be decided by the judge Supreme Court –Affirmed (517 US 370, 38 USPQ2d 1461) –HOLDING: 7 th Amendment not applicable to claim construction –Claim interpretation is for the judge, not the jury

4. Ways to Get Claim Construction before the Court Markman Hearing Preliminary Injunction Motion Summary Judgment Motion Proposed Jury Instructions Motion for JMOL Motion to Limit Damages

5. Issues Involving Claim Construction Infringement Validity over Prior Art under 35 USC 102 and 103 Validity under 35 USC 112(1) or (2) Intervening Rights under 35 USC 252, 307(b), 316(b)

6. Choice of “Forum” Choice of District –Mainly Plaintiff’s Choice –Limitation: jurisdiction, venue –Declaratory Judgment Judge or Jury Trial Court or Appellate Court

7. Plaintiff’s Strategies Choose a “Favorable” District Fast track district—fast discovery Inclination toward Jury trials To get to jury, avoid early claim construction Exploit Doctrine of Equivalents To get quick appeal, file preliminary injunction motion

8. Defendant’s Strategies File DJ Action in “Favorable” district Use prior notice to build defense case Avoid jury trial if at all possible Noninfringement Summary Judgment motion Hem in Plaintiff with Invalidity case Invalidity Summary Judgment motion

9. Beware of Backfire Many patent issues are double-edged Defendant can use Fast track to advantage, too Broad claim construction can lead to invalidity Doctrine of Equivalents can ensnare prior art

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