R+L Carriers, Inc. v. Drivertech LLC (In re Bill of Lading Transmission & Processing Sys. Patent Litig.)
681 F.3d 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2012) Cited 649 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that pleading "the process for" using the accused product in an infringing way "has no other substantial non-infringing use" is not the same as pleading the accused product contains a component that can only infringe, and therefore fails to state a claim for contributory infringement
Ethicon, Inc. v. U.S. Surgical Corp.
135 F.3d 1456 (Fed. Cir. 1998) Cited 335 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding "as a matter of substantive patent law, all co-owners must ordinarily consent to join as plaintiffs in an infringement suit"
Waterman v. Mackenzie
138 U.S. 252 (1891) Cited 489 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that in the first and third cases, the assignee may sue in its name alone; in the second case, it may sue "jointly with the assignor"
Section 281 - Remedy for infringement of patent
35 U.S.C. § 281 Cited 643 times 19 Legal Analyses
Providing that " patentee shall have remedy by civil action for infringement of his patent"
Section 261 - Ownership; assignment
35 U.S.C. § 261 Cited 427 times 39 Legal Analyses
Holding that patent rights are "assignable in law by an instrument in writing"