8 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,691 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,746 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
Anton/Bauer, Inc. v. PAG, Ltd.
329 F.3d 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2003) Cited 66 times
Holding that the plaintiff must prove that the end users directly infringed its patent in order to succeed on its claim of contributory infringement
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 361,353 times 960 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,831 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Cited 35,535 times 55 Legal Analyses
Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
Section 271 - Infringement of patent
35 U.S.C. § 271 Cited 6,180 times 1084 Legal Analyses
Holding that testing is a "use"
Rule 84 - Abrogated (Apr. 29, 2015, eff. Dec. 1, 2015).
Fed. R. Civ. P. 84 Cited 1,037 times 7 Legal Analyses
Explaining that the appended forms "are sufficient under the rules and are intended to indicate the simplicity and brevity of statement which the rules contemplate"

EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. Skyguard, LLC et al

8 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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

Holding that the plaintiff must prove that the end users directly infringed its patent in order to succeed on its claim of contributory infringement

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)

Holding that testing is a "use"

Explaining that the appended forms "are sufficient under the rules and are intended to indicate the simplicity and brevity of statement which the rules contemplate"