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Distinguished Professorial Lecture: David L. Schwartz

August 31, 2016 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

Like all civil litigation, most patent cases settle. But what factors explain how lawsuits progress, which cases settle, and how long they pend before settlement or trial? We empirically examine the evolution of patent disputes, starting from the complaint, using benchmarks drawn from the rules of civil litigation and accounting for a range of dispositions, including settlement, summary judgment, and trial. Our model accounts for a large number of relevant predictors, including the types of litigants, their respective counsel, the judicial districts and judges, and the underlying patents.

About Professor David L. Schwartz

David Schwartz joined the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law as a professor in June 2015. His teaching and research focus on IP and patent law, with a particular emphasis on empirical studies of patent litigation. He previously was a professor and co-director of the Center for Empirical Studies of Intellectual Property Law at IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law and an assistant professor at The John Marshall Law School. Prior to entering academia in 2006, Schwartz practiced IP law, focusing on patents and patent litigation, for more than a decade. From 2000 to 2006, he was a partner at two IP boutique firms in Chicago. He began his career in 1995 as an associate at Jenner & Block. Schwartz has a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a JD, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.

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August 31, 2016
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
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