Biotech Values

[exwannabe]

Putting aside each side's incentives in answering the question, my initial reaction as a nonlitigator was that one year is very long, but on further reflection, I'm not sure that is true for even moderately complicated commercial litigation. An elevator conversation with a litigator suggests that one year would be quick for most complex commercial litigation. Obviously the answer depends on how narrow the issues are, how many people need to be deposed, etc. In this case, even if you thought that the liability issue would not require extended discovery, I could imagine a great deal of discovery on various issues relating to damages.

Which makes for an interesting point as to how MNTA can be ready in one month. Presumably they have all they need in discovery already. So they are confident they have material that shows the infringement in the manufacturing process (else they would need to keep looking, and that would not happen within one month).