The National Jury Instruction Project has developed a set of Model Patent Jury Instructions (HT: PatentlyO). First of all, I think it is a great idea to standardize jury instructions for patent cases. Having standard jury instructions may help eliminate confusion for possible jurors. Also, having standard jury instructions that will be applied in the case agreed upon at the beginning of the lawsuit helps keep everyone on the same page right from the start. I also like the way the jury instructions try to use terms that will be a little more understandable for the potential jurors. The only problem I see with that is that litigators may use the terms generally accepted by patent professionals, and this could cause some confusion with jurors who will be using the terms in the jury instructions.