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Misjoinder Dooms SAD Scheme Patent Case–Wang v. Schedule A Defendants

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

299 limits joinder in patent cases to defendants who infringe using “the same accused product or process.” ” Congress enacted this requirement to restrict patent trolls who were filing lawsuits against defendants who had nothing in common but the allegation that they were infringing the same patent.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

43(B)log

They ought to be able to exert significant control over case law: courts should be slow to depart from existing practice. Mark Lemley Agencies in TM law: PTO is sort of a black box b/c ignored TM so long on the policy side. Partner with law & political economy folks; make it into a larger project about the economy.