Analysis

Justices' Laches Decision Could Be Boon For Patent Owners

By Matthew Bultman ( March 21, 2017, 9:25 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Tuesday that laches cannot be used as a defense in many patent cases could strengthen the hand of patent owners and lead to larger damages in certain instances, while forcing companies who might be targeted with infringement claims to be more wary of older patents....

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