District Court Must Consider Joining Patent Owner Prior to Dismissal Where Licensee Lacks Substantial Rights to Bring Suit, but Possesses Article III Standing – JD Supra

District Court Must Consider Joining Patent Owner Prior to Dismissal Where Licensee Lacks Substantial Rights to Bring Suit, but Possesses Article III Standing  JD Supra

The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a decision by the District Court for the Northern District of California when it failed to consider joining the patent …