The Supreme Court in the last several years has taken an activist approach to the area of patent law, granting certiorari in many more cases than in prior years and often reversing the Federal Circuit. If there was one theme running through those decisions, it is that the Court is trying to bring more certainty and predictability to patent litigation outcomes. One such decision was rendered yesterday. In Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 13-896, the Court (Kennedy, J.) set bright-line rules on two issues relating to indirect infringement...