Leave To Amend Patent Complaint Denied By Minnesota Federal Judge

Mealey's (January 11, 2019, 10:57 AM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota federal judge on Jan. 10 found that efforts by a patent plaintiff to cure deficient allegations of patent infringement are “futile” and “in bad faith” because the new allegations “directly conflict with admissions” made in the plaintiff’s original complaint (ecoNugenics Inc. v. Bioenergy Life Science Inc., No. 17-5378, D. Minn., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4792)....