Wednesday 1 March 2017

Lexology Publishes Patent Damages Rules in 16 Jurisdictions

Lexology has recently published an article titled, "The Calculation of Patent Infringement Damages Awards in 15+ Jurisdictions." The article answers two questions for each jurisdiction: "How are damages calculated" and "Are punitive damages available?"  The jurisdictions include: the United Kingdom, Pakistan, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Romania and Turkey.  Notably, the answers for each jurisdiction appear to have been prepared by firms from each respective jurisdiction.  Interestingly, in Greece and Romania, one can obtain "moral damages." And, most jurisdictions do not allow for "punitive damages" for patent infringement.  It would be interesting to learn if there are any criminal penalties for patent infringement in the various jurisdictions--or a movement toward adding criminal penalties. 

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