Monthly Archives: May 2015

Make Sure To File A Reply Brief

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Steven Callahan

I just came across Judge Lindsay’s Order in Martin v. Trend Personnel Services (available here), which provides two pieces of important guidance: 1. File a reply brief: “The court notes that Defendants filed no reply. A reply should always be filed, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Rules Belief Of Invalidity Is Not A Defense To An Induced Infringement Claim

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Steven Callahan

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Commil v. Cisco (available here). The Court reversed the Federal Circuit, and held that a defendant’s belief regarding patent validity is not a defense to a claim of induced infringement. This is … Continue reading →

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Alice: The Death of Software-Related Patents?

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Steven Callahan

In June 2014, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014) (available here). At issue was whether the patents-in-suit—which disclosed a computer-implemented scheme for mitigating “settlement risk” (the … Continue reading →

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