We provide rigorous economics analysis to assist our clients in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition litigation. Our experts provide testimony frequently in state and federal courts, in international and domestic arbitration, and before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Below is a list of example engagements for our Intellectual Property practice:
ITC Investigations of Intellectual Property Infringements: In two related International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations (337-TA-1335 & 337-TA-1336), Professor Daniel Spulber from Northwestern University analyzed the scope of the domestic semiconductor industry and the significance and substantiality of related investments, as well as the issues related to the public interest analysis.
Impact of Pandora's Reproduction Practices on Market for Music Recordings: In Flo & Eddit, Inc. v. Pandora Media LLC (2:14-cv-07648), Professor Daniel Spulber, the Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, analyzed how Pandora’s reproduction practices impacted the market for pre-1972 recordings.
Analysis of Copyright Royalties: In Bernstein et al v. Cengage Learning, Inc. (1:19-cv-07541), Vega and Dr. Daniel Spulber of Northwestern University are engaged by a putative class of authors who allege its publisher diluted net sales and underpaid contracted royalties.
Valuation of Trademark Infringement: Vega is currently retained to support Dr. Michael Einhorn in a trademark infringement case. Dr. Einhorn will opine on the proper valuation of the alleged improper use of images of plaintiffs.
Patent Valuation: Vega valued a patent for virtual 3D tour technology used by online real estate brokerages. To do so, the Vega team analyzed how the technology contributed to website traffic and conversion rates for a specific online brokerage and it calculated profits with and without the patented technology. Vega also supplied a Georgia-Pacific factor analysis to estimate reasonable royalties in this case.
Associate Professor in the Department of Finance of the Villanova School of Business at Villanova University
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust & Competition
- Corporate Finance
- Securities & Finance
- Data Science & Statistics
- Financial Institutions
- Real Estate
University Chaired Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Economics Laboratory at the Ohio State University
- Intellectual Property
- Technology, Internet & Media
- Antitrust & Competition
Lecturer of Accounting at UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Accounting
- Securities & Finance
- Valuation
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Governance
Managing Partner at DMA Economics LLC
- Securities & Finance
- Valuation
- Intellectual Property
- Data Science & Statistics
Elinor Hobbs Distinguished Professor of International Business and Professor of Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Technology, Internet & Media
- Antitrust & Competition
- Intellectual Property