Federal Circuit Applies a Reasonableness Standard to the Knowledge of Infringement Prong

The Federal Circuit decision in Medtronic highlights the tension faced by alleged patent infringers, who must balance invalidity issues where a broad construction is desirable, against non-infringement issues, where narrow constructions are desired.

8 minute read July 01, 2016 at 12:00 AM
By
Matthew Siegal and Mord M. Lewis
Federal Circuit Applies a Reasonableness Standard to the Knowledge of Infringement Prong

On vacatur and remand from the Supreme Court in light of Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc., 135 S. Ct. 1920 (2015), the Federal Circuit reaffirmed that defendant Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.

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