Lyda v. CBS Corporation, No. 15-1923 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 30, 2016)

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Appellant Edwin Lyda appeals a decision of the Uni t- ed States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing his complaint of patent infringement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Lyda v. CBS Corp. , No. 14 -CV-6572-VEC, 2015 WL 4393120 (S.D.N.Y. July 16, 2015). We hold that F orm 18 does not apply to a claim of joint patent infringement. Because Mr. Lyda’s Amended Complaint fails to state a claim for relief under the Twombly /Iqbal pleading standard, we affirm the dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6). B ACKGROUND Mr.