An uncommon and distinguishing feat for a patent prosecutor, serving as an IP expert witness requires a substantial level of experience and an exhaustive grasp of the subject at hand. In fact, Tease has survived a Daubert motion challenging her expertise (J&M Industries, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc.) and been called to provide testimony in a federal patent infringement case involving the former head of the patent office (Deere and Company Inc. et al. v. Kinze Manufacturing Inc.). Tease’s testimony in the J&M Industries case led to a favorable verdict for the patent holder.
Tease’s…testimony may be helpful to the trier of fact in understanding patent practice – something not within the common knowledge of most jurors (or judges) – and in determining whether the circumstances of the disclosure show or refute an inference that Plaintiff intended to mislead the Patent Examiner.
J&M Industries, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc.
Case No. 16-2723-JWB
May 1, 2020
Tease is an experienced patent attorney, so she has the expertise appropriate for opinions on ‘patent office practice and procedure.’
Tease’s opinions asserting her account of best practices for reasonable patent prosecutors are admissible.
Deere & Company et al. v. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. et al.
Case No. 4:20-cv-000389-RGE-HCA
February 8, 2024
Deposition testimony as expert witness on patent prosecution issues in the case of Deere & Company et al. v. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-00389-RGE-HCA (May 8, 2023)
Trial testimony as expert witness on patent prosecution issues in the case of J&M Industries, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc., Case No. 2:16-CV-2723-JTM-KGG (April 20, 2021)
Deposition testimony as expert witness on patent prosecution issues in the case of J&M Industries, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc., Case No. 2:16-CV-2723-JTM-KGG (June 14, 2019)
Testified before the Montana State Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee, Hearing on Senate Bill No. 39: An Act Generally Revising the Laws Related to Patent and Copyright Trolling; Providing for the Civil Offense of Bad Faith Assertion of a Patent Right, Including Remedies and Damages Available for the Offense; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date (Jan. 19, 2015)
Deposition testimony as expert witness on willful infringement in the case of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. BlueSky Medical Group, Inc., Civil No. SA:08-CV-000102 WRF (Dec. 17, 2009)
