Trial of a Patent Case – Presented by NERA Economic Consulting
May 28, 2009
Date: May 28, 2009
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 PM, lunch provided
Location: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 2200
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7013
Registration: $300.00 / pre-registration required
Contact: Kathy Perran, Patent Practice Coordinator
Phone: 215.965.1291
E-mail: kperran@panitchlaw.com
Description:
Christine Meyer, Ph.D., and Phillip A. Beutel, Ph.D., of NERA Economic Consulting, will give a presentation on Trial of a Patent Case. Lunch will be provided. CLE credit will be applied for but is not guaranteed.
Faculty:
Dr. Phillip Beutel
Senior Vice President
Chair of NERA's Global Intellectual Property Practice
Dr. Beutel is the Chair of NERA's Intellectual Property Practice. He specializes in intellectual property (IP) economics, antitrust analysis, and evaluating commercial damages.
In his IP practice, Dr. Beutel has conducted research and prepared expert reports for patent, trademark, and copyright infringement disputes, false and misleading advertising cases, and matters requiring the valuation of intangible assets for business dissolution proceedings, compliance with Financial Accounting Standards Board standards, or determining intracompany transfer prices. He has also assessed the commercial success of patented innovations in connection with invalidity claims.
In his antitrust and commercial damages practices, Dr. Beutel has assessed liability and damages in disputes related to, for example, tying, predatory pricing, price discrimination, monopolization, vertical restraints, and breaches of contract. He has also assessed the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as issues relating to impact and damages in class action litigation.
In both his antitrust and IP practices, Dr. Beutel has experience critiquing damage models, applying econometric and statistical methods, and designing and providing economic analysis of consumer surveys. His experience covers a variety of industries, including computer software and hardware, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, natural resources, industrial goods and chemicals, media, building materials, consumer products, and financial services, among others.
Dr. Beutel has testified in court and has appeared before antitrust enforcement agencies. He has published articles in economics journals and in course handbooks for the Practicing Law Institute and has been a guest lecturer on antitrust economics at Fordham Law School and the Chicago-Kent School of Law.
He holds a PhD and MA in economics from Duke University and a BS in economics from the University of Delaware. Before joining NERA, Dr. Beutel was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Miami University in Ohio, where he taught courses in microeconomic theory and antitrust and trade regulation.
Dr. Christine Siegwarth Meyer
Vice President
Dr. Meyer conducts economic research and analysis in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property, commercial damages, business valuation, and labor economics.
In antitrust, Dr. Meyer has evaluated the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions and evaluated damages in cases involving alleged resale price maintenance and price discrimination. Dr. Meyer has analyzed competition in a wide range of industries, including agricultural chemicals, athletic apparel, automotive parts, beer, bread, kitchen appliances, mobile computing, smokeless tobacco, and yogurt. Dr. Meyer has incorporated various econometric techniques in her antitrust work to include demand modeling and the design and analysis of discrete choice consumer surveys.
In the areas of intellectual property, commercial damages, and business valuation, Dr. Meyer has written expert reports on economic damages arising from patent infringement, and has calculated economic damages from the misappropriation of trade secrets and breaches of contract. She has also analyzed the value of several patents, licenses, and potential business acquisitions.
In labor economics, Dr. Meyer has conducted academic research and published several papers in peer-reviewed journals dealing with issues including work/family benefits, women’s work, and childbearing decisions. She has also worked on behalf of numerous families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks to analyze the economic losses incurred by families in connection with their claims to the Federal Victim's Compensation Fund.
Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Meyer served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Bentley College, and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Colgate University. Dr. Meyer also worked as a Consultant for Data Resources, Inc. and was a contributing author to the US Industry and Trade Outlook for the US Department of Commerce.
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