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The En Banc Federal Circuit Hears Argument in Suprema, Inc. v. ITC

On Thursday, February 5, 2015, the en banc Federal Circuit heard oral argument in the matter of Suprema, Inc. v. ITC, reviewing its controversial panel decision holding that in ITC investigations induced infringement cannot...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Suprema, Inc. v. International Trade Commission Rehearing en banc

Court considers whether the U.S. International Trade Commission has authority over allegations of induced infringement and infringement of method-of-use claims by importers. Procedural Background - Suprema v....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Federal Circuit Standards for Indefiniteness and Induced Infringement

The US Supreme Court issued two anticipated decisions on June 2, 2014, relating to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's standards for indefiniteness and induced infringement. In the first, Nautilus, Inc....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Unanimously Overrules Federal Circuit’s Decision in Akamai

In a unanimous and unequivocal opinion, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that liability for inducement of patent infringement requires that the induced entity itself perform every element of a claim, and thus directly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Suppliers May DJ an NPE, But It Won’t Be Easy - Microsoft v. DataTern, Inc.

Addressing declaratory judgment jurisdiction based infringement allegations against customers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s finding of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Federal Circuit Considers Petitions For Rehearing Suprema — Its Decision Defining The ITC’s Authority To Police Induced...

The International Trade Commission and Cross Match Technologies Inc. requested rehearing of the December panel decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Suprema Inc. and Mentalix Inc. v. U.S....more

King & Spalding

ITC Section 337 Update - December 2013

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Federal Circuit Limits Exclusionary Remedy For Inducing Infringement - In Suprema v. ITC – On December 13, the Federal Circuit issued a split panel Opinion in Suprema v. ITC, Appeal No. 2012-1170, vacating the exclusionary...more

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Suprema Says No ITC Exclusion Order Based on Induced Infringement

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In Suprema, Inc. and Mentalix, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, 2012-1170 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 13, 2103), the Federal Circuit held that the ITC may not issue an exclusion order “predicated on a theory of induced...more

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Federal Circuit Limits ITC Power over Induced Infringement

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On December 13, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released an opinion in Suprema v. International Trade Commission that significantly restricts the scope of the International Trade Commission (“ITC”)’s power...more

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Evolving Standards for Patent Infringement Liability

Building upon a 2011 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court addressing the intent requirement for inducing patent infringement, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently clarified in Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 7, July 2013

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“Reverse Payment” Settlements Face Greater Antitrust Scrutiny Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in FTC v. Actavis: Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. - Resolving a split among the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Federal Circuit Opens the Door to an Additional Defense to Inducement

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It is well established law that liability for inducement requires the specific intent to induce another to infringe. It is also well established law that a defendant may rely on a good faith belief that the there is no...more

BakerHostetler

Patent Watch: Aristocrat Techs. Austl. Pty Ltd. v. Int' Game Tech.

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On March 13, 2013, in Aristocrat Techs. Austl. Pty Ltd. v. Int' Game Tech., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (O'Malley,* Bryson, Linn) affirmed-in-part, vacated-in-part and remanded the district court's...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Finding of Infringement in SynQor v. Artesyn Techs.

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On March 13, 2013, in SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Techs., Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader,* Lourie, Daniel) affirmed the district court’s summary judgment that the defendants infringed U.S. Patents...more

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