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In cases other than Markman, settlements end the court proceedings. Is Markman any different? That is, if the last of the Defendants settles in the particular case I have been following, then the litigants will never know how the judge would have ruled. Correct?

Thanks once again. I have another question. My presumption is that the disputing parties are obligated to keep the court well-informed about ongoing negotiations for settlement. Is this the usual protocol? If so, if the court is told that serious negotions are afoot, is this a mandate not...

More than 2 months have transpired since the Markman and the parties continue to wait for a judgment. These legal proceedings have been ongoing for 2 1/2 years and most of the Defendants have settled out of court. During the past week the Plaintiff and one of the last remaining Defendants have...

What is the name of your state? CA I am invested in a US company that has recently purchased all of the IP for a publicly traded company located in Taiwan. The Taiwanese company owns multiple patents authorized in Taiwan. I am reasonably confident that the technology that it has protected is...

Thank you. As always, your familiarity with patent law and its environs continues to provide very useful information. You are an incredible asset here and I am indebted to your for the time you have taken to answer my questions.

I'm curious about what sort of help federal judges usually have to lighten their work loads. This particular case is being held at the fed court in San Francisco where the judges appear to have their own courts used exclusively by themselves. I've checked out the schedule for the judge in...

It has been 7 weeks from the Markman Hearing. Is there any rule of thumb about how long it will take for the federal judge to render an opinion?

What is the name of your state? CA Plaintiff and Defendant each offer its own definition for a claim term. In general, it might be presumed that the Plaintiff attempts to maintain as much breadth as possible over the disputed language, while the Defendant does just the opposite. My question...

"Basically, there really isn't any easy way to predict how long it wil take to hear back from the judge." Fair enough and quite understandable as judged by the exemplary considerations that you have listed. However, let me try this again with two examples. Ex. 1: Suppose this is a No...

What is the name of your state? California My understanding is that the Markman serves as a debating platform for both sides to argue their positions about the claims before the presiding judge. My question is how long does it typically take for the judge to rule?...days?...weeks?...longer?

"... and especially invalidity, which is what you are talking about here. If one side can prove that the other side's patent is invalid, then that's the end of it. Not only are there invalidity arguments to be made in court, if one side or the other thinks they have a pretty strong case (but...

Your explanation is quite clear and it helps me immensely in appraising the merits for both sides. If I am wearing out my welcome on this board and imposing on your expertise too greatly, please tell me and I will relent. I found this resource yesterday and feel like a lad in a candy store...

First of all, thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. I looked up your bio and see that this area is down your alley. I have absolutely no legal background, so please give me some latitude about things for which you are quite familiar. If it wasn't clear from my initial post, I...

What is the name of your state? California I am following an intellectual propery dispute that is still in the discovery phase. A Markman Hearing is scheduled in the near future. As is often the case, there is considerable debate about the proper definition of terms used in the claims...