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PREFACE

The Intellectual Property Committee of the Section of Antitrust Law

is pleased to present this long-awaited update on an important subject:

antitrust counterclaims and misuse defenses in patent and other

intellectual property litigation. As antitrust issues more than ever work

their way into court cases involving patents and other forms of

intellectual property, this handbook is meant to provide practitioners with

a useful guide to the difficult procedural and substantive challenges

presented by such litigation.

Numerous individuals contributed to making this book a reality. Co-

editors Fiona Schaeffer and Russ Wofford marshaled the work of

numerous volunteers, and worked tirelessly to see this project through to

completion. We are indebted to both of them for their leadership roles.

Lisa Bourque and Jennifer Brace deserve special mention for their

invaluable project management assistance. Former Committee Chair

Mark S. Popofsky went above and beyond the call of duty from the

beginning of the project through his review of portions of the manuscript

before publication. Sean P. Gates also provided important insights in the

early stages of planning this book. Tony Askew, Ron Davis, Carole

Handler, Ethan Horwitz, Alan Kusinitz, Benjamin Marks, Robert Skitol

and Alan Weinschel greatly improved early drafts with their editorial

comments. Keith D. Shugarman and Kenneth L. Glazer of the Section

Council and Mark Whitener of General Electric also provided valuable

support and guidance on the Handbook. We also wish to thank Joanne

C. Lewers and Robin L. Moore of the Section’s Books and Treatises

Committee for their efforts in reviewing and editing the manuscript.

Matthew Baudler, David Guidry, Ausra Pumputis, Caitlin Somerman and

Jordan Stringer checked every jot and tittle with unfailing good cheer.

Perhaps most important, we wish to thank the following chapter authors,

without whom not a single word of this Handbook would exist.