24 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,676 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  2. KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

    550 U.S. 398 (2007)   Cited 1,557 times   185 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in an obviousness analysis, "[r]igid preventative rules that deny factfinders recourse to common sense, however, are neither necessary under our case law nor consistent with it"
  3. Limestone v. Village

    520 F.3d 797 (7th Cir. 2008)   Cited 664 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the continuing violation doctrine simply “allow suit to be delayed until a series of wrongful acts blossoms into an injury on which suit can be brought”
  4. SRI International v. Matsushita Electric Corp.

    775 F.2d 1107 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 986 times
    Holding district court erroneously relied on specification in reading limitations from other claims into the disputed claims
  5. Amazon.com v. Barnesandnoble.com, Inc.

    239 F.3d 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2001)   Cited 538 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that secondary considerations based on "copying Amazon's ‘1-Click®’ feature is legally irrelevant unless the ‘1-Click®’ feature is shown to be an embodiment of the claims"
  6. McZeal v. Sprint Nextel Corp.

    501 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 414 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a direct infringement claim made in accordance with Form 16 (now Form 18) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure meets the Twombly pleading standard
  7. Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip Corp.

    713 F.2d 1530 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 483 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Finding evidence of nonobviousness in the "[r]ecognition and acceptance of patent by competitors who take licenses under it"
  8. Minch v. City of Chicago

    486 F.3d 294 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 207 times
    Holding that although the complaint did not refer to the parties' collective bargaining agreement, the district court was entitled to consider it because its authenticity was not disputed and the plaintiffs' claim rested on its terms
  9. Ormco Corp. v. Align Technology, Inc.

    463 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2006)   Cited 205 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that evidence that success was due to prior art features rebutted the presumption
  10. Wilson Sporting v. Hillerich Bradsby

    442 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 2006)   Cited 145 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the claim term "gap" had different meanings in different claims based on those claims' different geometrical contexts
  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,394 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  12. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 37,492 times   150 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
  13. Rule 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 42   Cited 9,683 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."