18 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 260,142 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 273,590 times   368 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
  3. Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. Seb S. A.

    563 U.S. 754 (2011)   Cited 821 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a finding of deliberate ignorance requires the defendant to "take deliberate actions to avoid learning of [wrongdoing]."
  4. 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 666 times   13 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
  5. I4I Ltd. Partnership v. Microsoft Corp.

    598 F.3d 831 (Fed. Cir. 2010)   Cited 649 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a party's quarrel with the facts the damages expert used go to the weight, not admissibility, of the expert's opinion
  6. McZeal v. Sprint Nextel Corp.

    501 F.3d 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 411 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. K-Tech Telecomms., Inc. v. Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    714 F.3d 1277 (Fed. Cir. 2013)   Cited 207 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that complaint survives Rule 12(b) challenge when it gives notice of what patentee accuses of being an infringing act with reasonable inferences that such acts are being done
  8. M/V American Queen v. San Diego Marine Contruction Corp.

    708 F.2d 1483 (9th Cir. 1983)   Cited 370 times
    Holding parties to an exculpatory clause where the parties' intent is clear
  9. Superior Indus., LLC v. Thor Global Enters. Ltd.

    700 F.3d 1287 (Fed. Cir. 2013)   Cited 60 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding defendant liable for direct infringement through sales of product after implicitly determining that production of the product directly infringed patents
  10. Directv v. K-Tech Telecomms., Inc.

    571 U.S. 1185 (2014)   Cited 4 times

    No. 13–618. 2014-01-27 DIRECTV, et al., petitioners, v. K–TECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. Case below, 714 F.3d 1277. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied. The CHIEF JUSTICE took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

  11. 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 354,229 times   943 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 160,289 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  13. Section 271 - Infringement of patent

    35 U.S.C. § 271   Cited 6,113 times   1078 Legal Analyses
    Holding that testing is a "use"