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IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE OR  \nAS REPRESENTING THE VIEWS OF IPO.  \nAugust 19, 2010  \n2010 Copyright. Intellectual Property Owners Association.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1  \nPRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................ 2  \n1 NATURE OF THE ACTION........................................................................................... 2  \n1.1 What A Design Patent Is And How One Is Obtained ......................................................... 2  \n1.2 The Design Patent Or Patents Involved In This Case.........................................................4  \n1.3 Duty Of Jury ....................................................................................................................... 5  \n2 EVIDENCE ....................................................................................................................... 6  \n2.1 What Is Evidence ................................................................................................................ 6  \n2.2 What Is Not Evidence ......................................................................................................... 7  \n2.3 Evidence For Limited Purpose............................................................................................ 8  \n2.4 Direct And Circumstantial Evidence .................................................................................. 9  \n2.5 No Transcript Available To Jury ...................................................................................... 10  \n2.6 Deposition In Lieu Of Live Testimony............................................................................. 11  \n2.7 Credibility Of Witnesses ................................................................................................... 12  \n2.8 Expert Opinion.................................................................................................................. 13  \n2.9 Burden Of Proof—Preponderance Of The Evidence....................................................... 14  \n2.10 Burden Of Proof—Clear And Convincing Evidence........................................................ 15  \n3 GLOSSARY OF PATENT AND TECHNICAL TERMS ........................................... 16  \n4 CONTENTIONS OF THE PARTIES ........................................................................... 18  \n5 CLAIM INTERPRETATION ....................................................................................... 19  \nPOST TRIAL INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................... 20  \n6 SUMMARY OF PATENT ISSUES............................................................................... 20  \n7 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ........................................................................................... 21  \n7.1 Claim Construction-Generally ........................................................................................ 21  \n7.2 Claim Construction For The Case..................................................................................... 22  \n8 INFRINGEMENT........................................................................................................... 23  \n8.1 Infringement – Generally.................................................................................................. 23  \n8.2 Direct Infringement – Knowledge Of Patent Or Intent To Infringe Is Immaterial...........24  \n8.3 Direct Infringement........................................................................................................... 25  \n8.4 Inducing Patent Infringement ...............","cbCaid06Y2H9McM4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid06Y2H9McM4","pdf",1252406,72,"English","# Introduction\n# Preliminary Instructions\n## Nature of the Action\n## Evidence\n# Glossary of Patent and Technical Terms\n# Contentions of the Parties\n# Claim Interpretation\n# Post Trial Instructions\n## Summary of Patent Issues\n## Claim Construction\n## Infringement\n## Invalidity","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of these model design patent jury instructions?\",\"answer\":\"They provide background to help IPO members understand and present issues for jury consideration, prepared for use by the IPO Design Rights Committee. 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