Willful Patent Infringement and the Right to a Jury Trial

Authors

Alan N. Herda

Publication Date

3-1-2003

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

Part II of this Comment provides a brief background of jury trials in patent infringement suits. Part III explains why the right to a jury trial on willfulness is important. Part IV shows why the right exists by examining the results of the Seventh Amendment "historical test." Part V discusses the Federal Circuit's implicit recognition of the right to a jury trial on willfulness. Accordingly, Part VI shows why the right to a jury trial on the amount of increased damages does not exist.13 Part VII presents recommendations in light of the existence and nonexistence of these rights, respectively.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V9.I2.2

First Page

181

Last Page

220

Recommended Citation

Alan N. Herda, Willful Patent Infringement and the Right to a Jury Trial, 9 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 181 (2003).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V9.I2.2