Best case: Privative monopoly on the exploitation of the invention without need to defend againsts infringement
Medium solution: Private settlement with refunding of the lost profit induced by the patent infringement (suspension of the exploitation or licence agreement)
Law-suit :
- US : 1,500,000 $ for each part in case of appeal, 800,000 $ in case of transaction
- Europe : 50,000 €
- Ex : "Péritel" vs Thomson & Philips & NetGem
American Intellectual Property Law Associasion, 1999, Report of Economic Survey
