Doctrine of Laches Cannot Bar Legal Damages Claims in Patent Cases
Patent – Patently-O 2017-03-24
Summary:
SCA Hygiene Prods. V. First Quality Baby Prods. (Supreme Court. 2017) In a 7-1 decision delivered by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has expanded its recent copyright decision in Petrella to now hold that laches cannot be invoked as a defense in patent cases to prevent legal damages within the statutory 6-year limitations period of […]