Comprehensive Analysis Of Patent Litigation And Enforcement Regimes: The United States And The Republic Of Uzbekistan
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patent litigation, intellectual property enforcement, comparative lawAbstract
Patents and other intangible assets now make up most of the value of large companies. This shift has made patent enforcement systems much more important to investors and trade policy. This article compares how patent lawsuits work in the United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan, two countries with very different legal systems. The United States has a mature, expensive, common-law system. It features mandatory pre-trial discovery, jury trials, a separate administrative court (the Patent Trial and Appeal Board) for challenging patent validity, and damages rules that limit how much a patent owner can recover. Uzbekistan has a civil-law system that is reforming quickly. It keeps infringement cases and validity challenges in separate courts, has no pre-trial discovery, relies heavily on court-appointed experts, and has passed several new laws between 2022 and 2026 that add statutory damages, criminal penalties, and digital customs enforcement. Drawing on laws and current articles from legal practitioners, this article compares the cost, speed, and risk of litigating in each country, and ends with practical guidance for companies and investors who need to protect patents in Central Asia
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