The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2014 granted certiorari in No. 13-896, Commil USA v. Cisco Sys., Inc., to determine whether the Federal Circuit erred in holding that a defendant’s belief that a patent is invalid is a defense to induced infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b). In dissenting from the Circuit’s 6-5 denial of rehearing en banc, Judge Reyna offered compelling arguments that the Commil USA majority had erroneously and fundamentally “changed the operating landscape” of U.S. patent law by establishing “an escape hatch from liability of infringement that is not now in the statute.” Will the Supreme Court agree? Join our next seminar to deep-dive into the debate!
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:10:19 +0000
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