Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
United States Supreme Court
135 S. Ct. 1920 (2015)
Relevant factsFree
Commil (plaintiff) won a patent-infringement verdict against Cisco (defendant), which had sought to introduce evidence of its good-faith belief that Commil's patent was invalid to negate the intent required for induced infringement; the trial court excluded that evidence. The court of appeals reversed, reasoning a good-faith belief in invalidity could negate the intent required for induced infringement, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant's good-faith belief in a patent's invalidity is a defense to induced infringement.
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