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Why are patent disputes resolved by laymen (juries) rather than experts in law and the area of study of the patent itself? I just don't see how people complete
by Osiris 13y ago
Why are patent disputes resolved by laymen (juries) rather than experts in law and the area of study of the patent itself? I just don't see how people completely unfamiliar with the subject matter at hand can be expected to understand highly technical arguments necessarily to determine patent validity.
- baddox 13y agoWho would judge whether someone was truly an "expert" in the area of study?
- PeterisP 13y agoJudges would be perfectly capable of doing so.
- khafra 13y agoWhy not judge by objective metrics, like whether the expert's name is included in one of the oldest and most important protocols in the area of study?
- baddox 13y agoAt the end of the day, real people have to choose which objective metrics to look at, and real people then have to look at those metrics and make the actual call.