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23 September 2015Patents

Laches defence does apply to patent cases, Federal Circuit rules

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled en banc that the laches defence does apply to patent cases, despite the US Supreme Court ruling in Petrella v Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that it cannot be used in copyright disputes.

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