SAN FRANCISCO — Finnegan Henderson and other law firms with large patent prosecution practices, can breathe a sigh of relief.
Ruling in a case with high stakes for the profession, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held Dec. 23 that it is not an inherent conflict of interest for a law firm to simultaneously represent business competitors pursuing patents for similar inventions.
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