New Jersey Federal Judge Won’t Dismiss Induced, Willful Infringement Claims

Mealey's (January 25, 2018, 12:36 PM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Efforts by Telebrands Inc. — maker of the “Polar Pooch” self-cooling mat — to obtain dismissal of allegations that it induced others to infringe two cooling platform patents were unsuccessful Jan. 24, when a New Jersey federal judge deemed the claim sufficient under the Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), pleading standards (The Green Pet Shop Enterprises LLC v. Telebrands Inc., No. 17-6179, D. N.J.)....