Twombly / Iqbal Requires Factual Allegations Beyond Reciting Patent Claim Elements

By R. David Donoghue on April 19, 2017 Posted in Pleading Requirements

Atlas IP, LLC v. City of Naperville, No. 15 C 10744, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jul. 19, 2016) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman granted defendant Naperville’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Twombly / Iqbal in this patent case involving networked power meters. Although Atlas’s complaint … Continue Reading

CLE: 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure: eDiscovery Implications

By R. David Donoghue on October 5, 2015 Posted in Discovery, Federal Rules, Legal News

With amendments to the Federal Rules set to go into effect on December 1, the Seventh Circuit Pilot Program on Electronic Discovery is offering a CLE program on the e-discovery implications of the new rules on October 14 at 12pm CT. Speakers include: Judge Sheila Finnegan; Nan Nolan (former Magistrate Judge and current JAMS mediator); … Continue Reading

New Federal Rules Will Impact Patent Litigation

By R. David Donoghue on August 19, 2015 Posted in Federal Rules

New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure set to take effect December 1, 2015, will have significant impact on patent litigation across the country. In fact, these changes are substantial enough that they may cause courts to rethink and revise local patent rules to accommodate the changes. It is important, therefore, to understand the rule changes. … Continue Reading