Third Party IP Litigation Funding

Luncheon on August 4th, 2010
11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m @ Morgan Lewis in Palo Alto, CA
Presenter: Bruce L. Beron, Ph.D.

What Makes an Infringement Lawsuit Fundable?

Third party funding of litigation has taken a long time to become tolerable, let alone legal and ethical. Bruce Beron will talk about the history of, and barriers to, third party litigation funding to include certain recent overseas developments, in particular, in England and Australia. For the United States, Bruce will review the range of legal and ethical issues facing the practice. He'll cover both the current state of the IP litigation funding community and certain social policy issues that are of concern. Finally, he will talk about what makes a case fundable: what are the key elements important to investors, what the due diligence process looks like, including the role of independent, 3rd party review, and pricing.