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Intellectual Property. Patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation — the statutes, agency decisions, and case law that drive them.Collections›United States Code›Title 35›Chapter 29›§ 284282Presumption of validity283Injunction284Damages285Attorney fees286Time limitation on damages287Limitation on damages…35 U.S.C. § 284Damages(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813; amended Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335.)Upon finding for the claimant the court shall award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by the infringer, together with interest and costs as fixed by the court. When the damages are not found by a jury, the court shall assess them.Antitrust & Competition. Sherman and Clayton Act litigation, merger challenges, DOJ and FTC enforcement actions, and the case law behind rule-of-reason and per se analysis.Collections›United States Code›Title 15›Chapter 1›§ 11Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty2Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty3Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony4Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure5Bringing in additional parties6Forfeiture of property in transit6aConduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations7“Person” or “persons” defined7aDefinitions15 U.S.C. § 1Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty(July 2, 1890, ch. 647, § 1, 26 Stat. 209; Aug. 17, 1937, ch. 690, title VIII, 50 Stat. 693; July 7, 1955, ch. 281, 69 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 93–528, § 3, Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1708; Pub. L. 94–145, § 2, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 101–588, § 4(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880; Pub. L. 108–237, title II, § 215(a), June 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 668.)Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.