Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2013
Abstract
In intellectual property (IP) cases decided in recent years in Singapore, the use of expert evidence is commonplace. Weaknesses in that expert evidence are commonplace too; sometimes the weaknesses are such that the evidence should be excluded, on other occasions they render the evidence of little value. However, in all cases the reliance on expert evidence will have increased the cost of the litigation for both sides (and rarely does the costs award make that increase good for the successful party). Aside from the more general policy concerns regarding expert evidence, this is an important reason why the courts must always be vigilant in ensuring in IP cases that expert evidence is allowed only when it is clearly of assistance to them in their role as the ultimate arbiter on questions of law.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Intellectual Property Law
Research Areas
Innovation, Technology and the Law
Publication
Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Volume
25
First Page
480
Last Page
509
ISSN
0218-2009
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
City or Country
Singapore
Embargo Period
5-3-2021
Citation
LLEWELYN, David.
The use of experts in legal proceedings in Singapore involving intellectual property rights. (2013). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 25, 480-509.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3246
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