Patent Case Against Xerox Dismissed, With Leave To Amend, By Nebraska Judge

Mealey's (March 22, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- OMAHA, Neb. — In a March 21 memorandum and order, a Nebraska federal judge agreed with Xerox Corp. that allegations that the photocopier and printer manufacturer infringed directly and under the doctrine of equivalents 20 patents do not pass muster under Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), and therefore must be dismissed (Midwest Athletics and Sports Alliance LLC v. Xerox Corporation, No. 17-478, D. Neb., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45002)....