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Pleading Joint Patent Infringement
Pleading joint patent infringement of a method claim requires alleging that one defendant controlled the action of a third party or that two parties were engaged in a joint venture. In Sonrai System, LLC v. AMCS Group Inc., No. 16 C 9404 (N.D. Ill. E. Div., Sept. 27, 2017), the District Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ claim of direct infringement for failing to...