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Example
2-supplier market, price is $10.
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Patent holder sold 800 units @ $4 profit/unit,
infringer sold 200 units.
Assume $1 price erosion (i.e., but-for price
is $11).
Lost profits
NOT
$1,800.
–
$1,800 = $1
´
1,000 total units + $4
´
200
“lost” units.
Ignores price elasticity.