U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
May 28, 2015
Defense won't fly in patent scuffles
On Tuesday, the U.S. Surpeme Court held that a good faith belief that a patent is invalid is not a defense to a claim of induced infringement.
Ben M. Davidson
Founder
Davidson Law Group ALC
Intellectual Property
Phone: (310) 473-2300
Email: Ben@dlgla.com
George Washington Univ Law School
Ben is a former patent examiner and represents corporations in intellectual property litigation and proceedings before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.
On Tuesday, in Commil USA LLC v. Cisco Systems Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant's good faith belief that a patent is invalid is not a defense to a claim of induced infringement.
The case involves a patent holding company's lawsuit against Cisco for infringing a patented method for providing faster and more reliable wireless communication. At trial, Cisco tried to defend against the charge it had induced its customer...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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