| 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
- Activate
@deposition-preparation as primary framework
- Gather: IP registrations, prosecution history, claim construction order, licensing history, expert reports
- Identify case type below and select relevant witness frameworks
- 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
