Patent litigation is especially frustrating when words don’t do justice to the technical nuances and complicated mechanics of your client’s intellectual property. Because of the difficulties associated with verbal descriptions, legal animations are fast gaining popularity in litigation situations.
Legal animations interactively demonstrate the specific technical, chemical or mechanical notions you are trying to communicate in a way proven to enhance the decision-maker’s understanding and retention of your client’s case. They are particularly helpful when a process has multiple outcomes…or if you need to differentiate one specific outcome from many possible outcomes.
Legal animation can be carried across the boundaries of multimedia, from flash animations that can be shown on a computer or projector to actual films or DVDs that can be shown to the importance decision-makers in your case. Regardless of which media channel you use, the benefits of legal animations are certain.
• Make realistic product simulations to better demonstrate the unique nature of your client’s intellectual property
• Animated e-prototypes show the logistics of your intellectual property just as good as, if not better than, an actual prototype…for a fraction of the cost!
• Grab and keep the attention of decision-makers in your client’s case
• Exponentially improve understanding and retention of your argument
• Slow-motion depictions of complicated chemical mechanical or technical processes break-down intricate processes in an easy-to-understand way
• Show processes that are typically unseen by the human eye…and show them clearly
Improvements in technology over the past few years have opened up a multitude of animation options for use in courtroom and litigation settings. While animations were once largely hand-drawn, they are now photographic and three-dimensional as well. The most advanced legal-graphic designers will utilize a combination of these options, blending the realism of photographs with the specificity of illustration.
Also beneficial is the option to create legal animations that are interactive. With the use of computers, animations can be designed so that they are user-controlled for maximum optimization and/or time sensitivity. They can be designed in the vein of a computer-game, where the user has complete control over what actions to set into motion in order witness the complete spectrum of possible outcomes.
Legal animations offer endless benefits in litigation situations, whether you are trying to patent a new idea or prove that the opposition has infringed upon your client’s already existing patent. Finding a qualified graphic designer with animation capabilities can be a challenge, however. While there is no shortage of graphic design companies in urban settings today, it is important to find a company that has a specific focus in legal or litigation graphics.
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