Stop, thief! Court lowers bar for injunctions against infringers

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Abstract: Recently, the Federal Circuit ruled in a patent infringement case that, to establish irreparable harm, an infringing feature doesn’t have to be the exclusive driver of demand for the infringing product. This article summarizes the case and explains why showing infringement can be difficult — if not impossible — when dealing with technological devices with thousands of features. Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Dec. 16, 2015, Nos. 2015-1171, 2015-1195, 2015-1994 (Fed. Cir.)