The need
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs, a precision machining company, in their case against an industry competitor needed an expert in mechanical engineering from the oil industry to bolster their case. The plaintiffs held multiple allegations against the defendant including claims of market monopolization, but the allegation with the most merit was the validity of the plaintiff’s trademark on the licensed oil pipeline component in question, a product with an expired patent. As such, the ideal expert would need to be able to opine on whether the product in question should be considered generic or a manufacturer-specific item.