...demanding large settlements or else face the risk of "willfulness" allegations at trial. This in turn leads to hundreds of thousands of dollars spent by...and the circumstances which give rise to such duty. While section 6 retains the concept of willful infringement, it carefully limits the circumstances...

...matter. These difficulties were not obviated by the en bane reconsideration of KnorrBremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corp. 383 F3d 1337...and the circumstances which give rise to such duty. While section 6 retains the concept of willful infringement, it carefully limits the circumstances...

...and/or work-product privilege is invoked by a defendant in an infringement suit, is it appropriate for the trier of fact to draw an adverse inference with respect to willful infringement? The answer is 'no.' Although the duty to respect the law is undiminished, no adverse inference shall...