Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Jan. 15, 2015
Laches in patent disputes in doubt
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will decide whether laches will remain a defense to patent infringement, and, if so, to evaluate which remedies it would preclude.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently granted rehearing en banc in SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products to decide whether laches will remain a defense to patent infringement, and, if so, to evaluate which remedies it would preclude.
Laches prevents a plaintiff from obtaining certain remedies when it has unreasonably and prejudicially delayed in filing suit. The doctrine originated in equity and is usually employed to preclude equitabl...
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