IPDuck: Supreme Court Grants Cert. in Inducing Infringment Case

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Supreme Court Grants Cert. in Inducing Infringment Case

Today the Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari to review a Federal Circuit decision about the level of intent needed to prove actively inducing infringement under 35 U.S.C. Section 271(b). A detailed analysis by Patently-O is here.

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Why a Duck?

The "IP" part of this blog's title is self-explanatory -- the abbreviation for the shorthand term "intellectual property." But what to call the humor part of the name? It turns out that the duck is the funniest animal alive. A 2002 study confirms that jokes mentioning ducks are funnier than others.

If you think about it, that makes sense. Think of the funniest joke you know, and replace one of the characters with a duck. It instantly becomes even funnier. You might not even need the punchline. For example, which is funnier:
"A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar . . . "
-- OR --
"A priest, a rabbi, and a duck walk into a bar . . . "

And needless to say, "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Want a New Duck" is MUCH funnier than Huey Lewis' "I Want a New Drug."

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Supreme Court Grants Cert. in Inducing Infringment Case

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