“SAD Scheme” Cases in Intellectual Property Litigation
BACKGROUND Schedule A Defendants Scheme (the “SAD Scheme”) refers to a system of mass-defendant intellectual property litigation occurring most frequently in the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of New York, primarily targeting non-U.S. based online merchants (predominately located in China).1 This specific strategy of intellectual property litigation initiated by rightsowners is characterized by […]
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