SCOTUS laches ruling won’t have ‘monumental’ impact, say lawyers
22-03-2017
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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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