Patent Month In Review: March 2017

No Laches in Patent Infringement CasesThe Supreme Court addressed the distinction between laches and statutes of limitations in patent cases. Its 7-1 SCA Hygeine Products AKT vs. First Quality Products, LLC (S. Ct. 2017) considered whether laches could be used as a defense by defendant First Quality when 7 years had passed from when it first received notice of potential…

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Supreme Court: No Laches Defense In Patent Infringement Actions

Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedin Equity aids the vigilant, not those who slumber on their rights. This is a legal maxim that speaks to fairness, and in the courts, the maxim finds its roots in the equitable defense of laches. Laches differs from a statute of limitations, which applies to particular situations.The Supreme Court recently…

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