Yesterday, the Federal Circuit provided much-anticipated guidance on the scope of the America Invents Act’s “on-sale” bar provision. Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al., Nos. 2016-1284, 2016-1787...more
5/3/2017
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America Invents Act ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
In a highly-anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court held that patent holders can recover damages for infringement even when the patent holders unreasonably delayed filing a lawsuit. In SCA Hygiene Products AB v. First Quality...more
3/23/2017
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Equitable Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Laches ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v First Quality Baby Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations