In SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, the Supreme Court made plain that laches is merely an equitable defense in patent cases, and will not bar a damage claim if ...
USPTO Director John Squires on Tuesday, May 26, filed a Brief in Opposition to Gilbert Hyatt’s SCOTUS petition for certiorari ...
The refrain is in some ways familiar. The Federal Circuit early on adopts a patent-specific rule grounded in the particularities of patent procedure and practice. Decades pass, in which the rule is ...
On March 2, 2026, Mr. Gilbert Hyatt, owner of 75 patents, filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court challenging the Federal Circuit's affirmance of the USPTO's denial of Mr. Hyatt ...
Although many defense attorneys automatically assert laches as a separate defense in every answer they prepare, the defense is in fact only applicable in limited circumstances. However, the recent ...
The equitable doctrine of laches has existed in the United States court system since the founding of this country, originating from the English Courts of Equity. Laches has been applied to cases ...
The New Jersey Supreme Court holds that the equitable doctrine of laches cannot be used to bar an action at law that was filed within the applicable statute of limitations. The New Jersey Supreme ...
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On 10 June 2022, the US District Court for New Jersey issued its decision on remand from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit directing it to re-examine the issues of laches and disgorgement, ...