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Who Infringes That Claim?

Divided Infringement in View of Limelight v. Akamai, 2014, U.S. Supreme Court

Rahul Pathak, Ph.D., J.D. August 12, 2014

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Compounds and Compositions

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril. A B C

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Infringement

• Direct infringer
• Whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells

any patented invention

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Compounds and Compositions

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril. A - Direct B C

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Methods of Treatment

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril.

• 3. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the step:

a)

administering an effective amount of the compound novril to treat the pain.

A B C

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Infringement

• Direct infringer
• Whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells

any patented invention

• Indirect infringer
• Inducement
• Whoever actively induces infringement of a patent shall be liable

as an infringer

• Contributory infringement
• Whoever knowingly offers to sell or sells…a component of

a…composition…for use in practicing a patented process, constituting a material part of the invention…, and not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use

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Methods of Treatment

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril.

• 3. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the step:

a)

administering an effective amount of the compound novril to treat the pain.

A - Inducer B - Direct C

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Personalized Medicine – Diagnostic Methods

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril.

• 3. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the step:

a)

administering an effective amount of the compound novril to treat the pain.

• 4. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the steps

a)

determining the patient’s genotype for drug sensitivity; and

b)

administering to the patient the compound novril to treat the pain in an amount effective to treat pain in a patient with the genotype.

A B D C

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Infringement

• Direct infringer
• Whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or

sells any patented invention

• There is no direct infringement unless a single party

carries out (or controls or directs) each step of the claim (Muniauction v. Thompson, 2007)

• Indirect infringer
• Inducement
• Whoever actively induces infringement of a patent shall be

liable as an infringer

• Contributory infringement
• Whoever knowingly offers to sell or sells…a component of

a…composition…for use in practicing a patented process, constituting a material part of the invention…, and not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use

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Personalized Medicine – Diagnostic Methods

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril.

• 3. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the step:

a)

administering an effective amount of the compound novril to treat the pain.

• 4. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the steps

a)

determining the patient’s genotype for drug sensitivity; and

b)

administering to the patient the compound novril to treat the pain in an amount effective to treat pain in a patient with the genotype.

A B D C

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Infringement

• Direct infringer
• Whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or

sells any patented invention

• There is no direct infringement unless a single party

carries out (or controls or directs) each step of the claim (Muniauction v. Thompson, 2007)

• Indirect infringer
• Inducement
• Whoever actively induces infringement of a patent shall be

liable as an infringer

• Contributory infringement
• Whoever knowingly offers to sell or sells…a component of

a…composition…for use in practicing a patented process, constituting a material part of the invention…, and not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use

• There is no indirect infringement where there is no direct

infringement (Limelight v. Akamai, 2014)

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Personalized Medicine – Diagnostic Methods

• 1. The novel and inventive compound

novril.

• 2. A pharmaceutical composition

comprising the compound novril.

• 3. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the step:

a)

administering an effective amount of the compound novril to treat the pain.

• 4. A method of treating pain in a patient in

need thereof, comprising the steps

a)

determining the patient’s genotype for drug sensitivity; and

b)

administering to the patient the compound novril to treat the pain in an amount effective to treat pain in a patient with the genotype.

A B D C None of the above E

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Stay tuned…

• The U.S. Supreme Court invited the patent appellate court to

reconsider:

• Direct infringer
• Whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented

invention

• There is no direct infringement unless a single party carries out (or controls or

directs) each step of the claim (Muniauction v. Thompson, 2007)

Questions?