11.4.3.3 Lost Profits — Market Share Method is a method used to calculate economic damages due to lost profits. It is used when the profits that would have been earned had the infringing activity not occurred cannot be directly determined. It is based on the assumption that the infringed would have earned a certain share of the total market for the relevant product or service. This method uses the market share of the infringed and the profits of the non-infringing competitors to estimate the lost profits. There are two types of 11.4.3.3 Lost Profits — Market Share Method: 1. The Market Expansion Method: This method assumes that the infringed would have been able to increase its market share had the infringing activity not occurred. 2. The Market Share Stabilization Method: This method assumes that the infringed’s market share would have remained constant had the infringing activity not occurred.