March 2010
The Uncertainty of Patent Pleadings After IqbalBy Jose Villarreal and Aden Allen
The Supreme Court’s recent Twombly and Iqbal decisions have placed in question the validity of Form 18 by reinterpreting the mandated minimal pleading standards required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. An additional question has arisen as to whether the protection afforded by Form 18 is equally applicable to claims of indirect infringement or infringement under the doctrine of equivalents.
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