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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 27, 2007

Puncturing Patents

Focus Column - By Matthew L. Ahart - A group of new cases is making it more difficult to enforce patents against companies accused of infringement.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Matthew L. Ahart

      Patent law in the United States is evolving, making it potentially more difficult to enforce a patent against a company accused of infringement. In the last 18 months, the United States Supreme Court handed down two significant decisions.

      Significant Cases
      In the first case, eBay Inc. v. MercExchange...

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