In a June 22, 2018 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted the intersection between patent law and the increasing pace of globalization. With increasing frequency, accused infringers have been citing the presumption...more
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WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
For decades, defendants accused of patent infringement could assert the defense of laches to eliminate damages that accrued before the patent owner sued if the plaintiff’s unreasonable delay in filing suit prejudiced the...more