deposition-ip-supplement

name	deposition-ip-supplement
title	IP Litigation Deposition Supplement
description	Provides IP-specific deposition examination frameworks for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases. Covers inventor, infringer, licensing, and expert witnesses with question maps for claim construction, prior art, willfulness, Georgia-Pacific factors, likelihood of confusion, and trade secret identification. Use when preparing IP litigation depositions alongside @deposition-preparation and @deposition-expert-witness.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/deposition-ip-supplement
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	ip
language	en

IP Litigation Deposition Supplement

IP-specific examination strategies for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret depositions. Supplements @deposition-preparation as the primary framework.

Quick Start

1. Activate @deposition-preparation as primary framework
2. Gather: IP registrations, prosecution history, claim construction order, licensing history, expert reports
3. Identify case type below and select relevant witness frameworks
4. For expert depositions, also apply @deposition-expert-witness

Case Types

Type	Key Issues	Key Witnesses
Patent	Claim construction, infringement (literal/DOE), validity, willfulness, damages	Inventors, R&D/engineering, licensing, technical/damages experts
Trademark	Distinctiveness, priority, likelihood of confusion, willfulness, damages	Mark owner, marketing, survey experts, damages expert
Copyright	Ownership, originality, access, substantial similarity, fair use, damages	Authors, access witnesses, similarity/damages experts
Trade Secret	Existence, reasonable secrecy measures, misappropriation, damages	Secret owners, accused misappropriators, security, damages expert

Examination Frameworks

Patent — Inventor

Topic	Key Questions
Conception	First conception date; problem solved; contemporaneous records; who was told
Reduction to practice	Date; testing/prototyping; corroborating documentation
Prior art knowledge	Known prior art; searches conducted; how invention differs from [specific ref]
Claims	Understanding of claim scope; meaning of [disputed term]; relationship to accused product
Prosecution	Involvement; review of office actions; reasons for amendments

Patent — Accused Infringer Technical Witness

Topic	Key Questions