Supreme Court Will Review The Federal Circuit's Decision That A Good Faith Belief That A Patent Is Invalid Is A Defense To Induced Patent Infringement

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By Richard J. Oparil

In Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Commil USA, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Federal Circuit's decision that an alleged infringer's good faith belief that patents were invalid is a defense to a claim that it induced infringement.