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06Nov

Too Good to Be True? Federal Circuit Demands Evidence of Reliance on Favorable Ruling, Stipulation

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that notwithstanding a stipulation on claim construction, a party may still induce infringement absent proof that it actually relied on the stipulation, and that mere inaction, absent an affirmative act to encourage infringement, cannot be the basis for a claim of inducement. The Federal Circuit also affirmed the district court’s reduction of the jury’s damages award to $0 despite a finding of direct infringement because the plaintiff failed...
By: McDermott Will & Emery
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/too-good-to-be-true-federal-circuit-35225/

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