What Judges Think of IP Litigators

In an article published last year, Judge Richard Posner and Professor Albert Yoon surveyed about 200 federal district court judges on various issues, including the judges overall impression of the quality of legal representation, by civil practice area. The study specifically compared lawyers in cases involving civil rights, commercial litigation, family law, immigration, intellectual property, personal injury/malpractice, and tax/trusts & estates. Amongst these groups, the judges identified intellectual property litigators as the giving the highest impression of quality. In addition, the judges noted their impression that there is not typically any significant disparity in the quality of representation between the intellectual property litigators on any given case.

Read it here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1668783

3 thoughts on “What Judges Think of IP Litigators

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    Patent law, especially, is so rigorous and specialized — requiring exceptional expertise — that it’s no real surprise that lawyers in this practice area would receive higher marks. Patent litigators really have to know their stuff.

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    Another opportunity to show seamless law has been lost.

    Does this claim present 101 issues, 102 issues, 103 issues or 112 issues, sockie?

    translated per the MM WHATEVER machine:

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    After all, it’s seamless, right?

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    What they made a distinction in the areas of law? What a big mistake.

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