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Intellectual Property Litigation: The Future of Enhanced Damages After “Halo”?
September 12, 2016 read the article
Litigation partner Lew Clayton authored an article in the September 12 issue of The National Law Journal. The article, titled "The Future of Enhanced Damages After 'Halo'?" discusses the Supreme Court's June 13 decision in Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics, which overruled the en banc Federal Circuit, emphasizing that the U.S. Patent Act gives trial judges broad discretion to assess enhanced damages in "egregious cases."