Presenting Documents at the Hearing

AuthorDavid A. Allgeyer
Pages83-88
83
Presenting Documents
atthe Hearing
Obsessing over how you present documents at the hearing may
seem a little mundane. It isn’t. It can have a significant effect on
the efficiency and effectiveness of the hearing.
Patent arbitration tends to be document heavy, so the cur-
rent technology available to present documents leads to many
possibilities. Here are a few thoughts on that from one arbitra-
tor’s point of view. Not all arbitrators will necessarily agree with
me on all this, but this reflects what I have seen over the years.
PRESENTING WRITTEN DOCUMENTS
With the advent of TrialDirector® and other systems to present
documents electronically, it can be tempting to default to that
system for everything. I’m not sure it is worth the expense in
many cases. I am sure that, if done improperly, use of these sys-
tems can be a detriment rather than a benefit.
First let’s consider the benefits of trial presentation sys-
tems. These systems allow you to focus the witnesses’ and arbi-
trator’s attention on specific documents and passages in the
way you choose. You can project the page of the document, blow
up or highlight a particular passage of interest, and otherwise
direct everyone’s attention to the particular part of the docu-
ment you are working on. If done correctly, there is no need to
CHAPTER 13

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT