The Northern District of Illinois recently dismissed a complaint without prejudice for failing to plausibly allege patent infringement. The court found that the allegations of direct infringement were insufficiently pled where the images of the accused product included in the complaint did not appear to show a particular necessary element of the claims.
The patent at issue claimed a type of curtain rod bracket assembly, which the court characterized as “a simple technology.” The claims required...
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