Patent law experts are precluded from trial
Vanderbilt University v. ICOS Corporation, C.A. No. 05-506-SLR, December 20, 2007.
Robinson, J. The Court rules that the testimony of legal experts will not be permitted at trial.
The Court concludes that the testimony offered to explain or explain away law is neither needed nor appropriate. Plaintiff was not required to pay the costs of the expert discovery since, prior to the pretrial conference, the defendant had not stipulated to the process undertaken by the PTO in reviewing inventorship.
A copy of the full opinion is available here.
