Appellate Practice
May 27, 2011
Panel Raises Bar for Inequitable Conduct
A divided federal appeals court decided Wednesday to make it more difficult for defendants to prove inequitable conduct in patent infringement complaints.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a closely watched case, a divided federal appeals court decided Wednesday to make it more difficult for defendants to prove inequitable conduct in patent infringement lawsuits.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that it is not enough for defendants to prove a patent holder misled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by withholding information. Instead, defendants chall...
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