Damages Composition
Per-Client Breakdown — 905 of 905 patents selected
| Client | Patents | Revenue Share | Base Damages | With Punitive | Status |
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Legal Basis: NY CRL § 51 Damages Theory
Under New York Civil Rights Law § 51, where a defendant's unauthorized use of plaintiff's name is intertwined with the defendant's entire business operations, and the defendant cannot segregate revenue attributable to the misappropriation from other revenue, the plaintiff may recover the entire revenue derived from the business relationship, not merely a per-patent royalty. The "Entire Relationship" model reflects this principle. Three-tier damages: $6.1M (conservative) / $29.1M (moderate) / $78.4M (aggressive). Total trust receipts: $32,708,669.08; post-6/15/2020: $24,509,250.24. $16.2M accounting gap ($32.7M trust vs. $16.5M workup). 95 JBG-directed trust transactions.
905 patents issued between June 15, 2020 and January 14, 2025 bear Richard Litman's name as attorney of record. Each patent front page is a separate "publication" under § 51. Additionally, 206 outgoing USPTO documents (filing receipts, office actions, NOAs) each constitute independent commercial uses of Litman's name. $1,464,572 billed in 2025; $990,089 outstanding. $246,628 owed to Litman as of Dec 2025. Payments stopped after May 2025.