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Critical to this analysis, the Federal Circuit has emphasized that the hypothetical negotiation must be grounded in the facts of the case and supported by sound economic reasoning

However, the specific royalty rates, licensors, and patents covered are not broken out in the public filing and must be obtained through discovery

The rationale is straightforward: a license to a competitor not only provides the licensee with access to the patented technology but also enables the licensee to compete more effectively against the licensor, thereby inflicting competitive harm that must be compensated through the royalty

However, it must be acknowledged that design-around alternatives exist for each patent

6 million in CY 2022 revenue) demonstrates the commercial significance of the technology, but apportionment is required to ensure that the royalty reflects only the value attributable to the patented features

2011), and subsequent Federal Circuit authority, if the royalty base is the entire product price, the patented feature must be the basis for customer demand for the entire product; otherwise, the royalty must be apportioned to reflect only the value of the patented feature