Suing Foreign Patent Infringers (On-Demand)

Course Description

A foreign company sees your success in the U.S. market and copies your product, infringing your U.S. patent in the process. How do you make them stop? This 1-hour CLE will discuss practical strategies to initiate the process from sending cease and desist letters to bringing an action at the International Trade Commission.

Syllabus

1. Start with a cease and desist letter: what they are and what they should contain to be effective.
2. If a letter doesn’t work, decide where to file your infringement action:
   • Pros and cons of filing a complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
   • Pros and cons of filing a complaint with as U.S. District Court
3. Strategies for serving the complaint and summons – a critical step to avoid dismissal of the lawsuit
4. Litigation and settlement discussions from there are just like any other case.

Instructors

Alexandra Kim, Esq.

Jason Balich, Esq.

Michael Albert, Esq.