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Insights on Depositions
Insights on Depositions
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well so depositions of expert witnesses
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are common in iprs and pgrs
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and it’s important to work cooperatively
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and effectively with your team to
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really get an advantage from those
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depositions
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now there there are three rules uh for
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successful definition definite
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depositions the first one is prepare
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the second one is prepare and actually
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the third one also is
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prepare and that that is key preparing
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yourself preparing your expert witnesses
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so that when the actual time comes it’s
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a much smoother experience now if you’re
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defending a deposition
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you know your job and the expert’s job
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is to not lose the case and that’s where
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preparation is key you need to identify
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the critical issues you need to go over
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them multiple times with your expert
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witness so
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their opinion
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um
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is not something that is going to
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you know lose the case for you so
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preparation is key there uh you need to
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identify the critical issues you need to
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go over them with your expert witness so
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that your expert is comfortable with
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them your expert is giving their opinion
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and they’re prepared to defend it your
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expert is not answering off the cuff
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and so we’ve developed this preparation
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process with our expert witnesses that
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we’ve used successfully
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and this time and money that you spend
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and spend in the preparation process
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is better than trying to fix the problem
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later on at the oral argument on the
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other hand when you’re taking a
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deposition in an ipr
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you really want to get helpful
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admissions that’s your focus you want to
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have a short deposition
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that’s focused on getting admission from
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the other side’s expert witness
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you don’t want to learn from the expert
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witness
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you don’t want to harm your case by
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asking questions or allow the expert to
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amplify or strengthen their position
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you really can ask too many questions in
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a deposition
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now this approach it minimizes costs and
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reduces the chance that
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you can hurt your case during that
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deposition
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Washington, D.C. intellectual property lawyer Derek Meeker shares his insights about depositions.
