Supreme Court Seeks Government Views On Apportioned Patent Damages

Mealey's (April 24, 2018, 12:36 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its April 23 orders list, the U.S. Supreme Court invited the views of the solicitor general in a case that presents the question of whether proof of “but-for” causation, without more, satisfies the principle that patent damages be apportioned between patented and unpatented features (EVE-USA Inc., et al. v. Mentor Graphics Corp., No. 17-804, U.S. Sup.)....