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The Doctrine of Patent Prosecution Laches
For nearly 70 years, the doctrine of patent prosecution laches remained mostly unchanged as an affirmative defense in litigation. But that all changed this fall when the Federal Circuit issued its decision in a case involving computer bar-code-scanning technology. Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss the decision as it relates to the doctrine of prosecution laches and other issues likely to impact computer and technology-related patent litigation.Contempt Finding Premature for Litigants in Property Dispute
Litigants in a property dispute could not be held in contempt for refusing to execute documents pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement since the trial court had not ordered the litigants to complete the paperwork, an en banc Superior Court panelFish & Richardson Successfully Defends Medical Patents
Fish & Richardson attorneys have won a decisive patent defense victory for Fresenius Medical Care, a maker of dialysis machines. A California jury deliberated less than one full day and invalidated all four of the patents being asserted by Baxter International against Fresenius. Baxter was seeking $87 million in damages from Fresenius for patent infringement associated with the "Fresenius 2008K" hemodialysis machine and an injunction barring Fresenius from continuing to sell the unit.View more book results for the query "*"
E. Mac Troutman, Former Federal Judge, Dies at the Age of 89
E. Mac Troutman, the gentlemanly Schuylkill County lawyer who sat on the federal bench in Reading for over three decades, died Oct. 8 at a nursing home in his hometown of Orwigsburg. He was 89.Time to Hang It Up: Dunkin' Chief Legal Counsel Steve Horn Is Out
Stephen Horn resigns from Dunkin' Brands, Inc.—which owns Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins—amid an uproar over franchisees accusing the company of an aggressive campaign to purge shop owners.Behind the Win: Showing Jurors Merck's Good Side
Dechert's Diane P. Sullivan, the lead lawyer who won a defense verdict for Merck & Co. in the second Vioxx case last week, said her trial team's success lay in letting the New Jersey jury see "the kind of people Merck's scientists and doctors really are." Sullivan made news throughout the trial for her reportedly fiery demeanor in court with both the bench and co-counsel. "I like to try to consider myself passionate in the defense of the client I represent," she said.Trending Stories
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