In This Issue:

Suprema, Inc. v. ITC; Ibormeith IP, LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC; Intellect Wireless v. HTC; and IPR’s Limited Grounds Prove Challenging for Petitioners.

Excerpt from Suprema, Inc. v. ITC -

In an appeal from an investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or the “Commission”), the Federal Circuit held that inducing infringement does not violate 19 U.S.C. § 1337 if the underlying direct infringement only occurs post-importation. Slip Op. at 4. The court’s opinion impacts the relief available to patentees of method claims before the ITC.