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Williamson v. Citrix Online
(June 18, 2015) On June 16, 2015, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a substitute decision in Williamson v. Citrix Online LLC, 2013-1130, slip op. (June 16, 2015), in which the en banc Federal Circuit overruled prior precedent concerning means-plus-function claims. In particular, the court lowered the standard required to show, even in absence […]
In The Press: Federal Circuit to Review Laches Defense in Patent Case. Partner Ken George mentioned.
SAN FRANCISCO — Prodded by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit agreed Wednesday to reconsider its jurisprudence recognizing the defense of laches to aging patent claims. The court voted to review en banc its 1992 decision A.C. Aukerman v. Chaides Construction, which holds that unreasonable delay by a patent holder is a valid ground […]