United States Federal Circuit

In a 'divided infringement' action alleging defendant's operation of Internet-based reservation systems, in conjunction with the operation of local reservation systems by movie theaters and other entertainment venues, infringes plaintiff's patent which describes and claims methods for managing a reservation system that divides inventory between a local server and a remote Internet server, the District Court's judgment on the merits in favor of defendant, on grounds that the allegations are insufficient to establish direct infringement under section 271(a), is: 1) reversed where the rulings were squarely based on an earlier, narrower standard; and 2) remanded for further proceedings in light of Akamai IV.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/04/22

Judges

• TARANTO

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel