RICOH CO., LTD. v. Aeroflex Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “a patentee’s clection to sue customers, rather than the manufacturer itself, is often based on a desire to intimidate smaller businesses”
• applying customer-suit exception in case alleging infringement of method claims, concluding that “[plaintiff’s] infringement claims against the 15 defendants are fundamentally claims against the ordinary use” of a manufacturer’s software

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).