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Perspective

Apr. 23, 2016

Federal Circuit limits estoppel's reach, but extent not yet known

In a pair of decisions issued in March and April, the Federal Circuit limited what was thought to be the extremely broad reach of the estoppel provisions of the America Invents Act. By Matthew Kreeger, Matthew Chivvis and Rachel Dolphin

Matthew I. Kreeger

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By Matthew Kreeger, Matthew Chivvis and Rachel Dolphin

In a pair of decisions issued in March and April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit limited what was thought to be the extremely broad reach of the estoppel provisions of the America Invents Act. The recent decisions, Shaw Industries Group Inc. v. Automated Creel Systems Inc. and HP Inc. v. MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, will have important strategic imp...

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