SUPREME COURT REJECTS HARD LINE ON EQUIVALENTS IN PATENTS
Festo Corp. v. Shoketzu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision clearing up uncertainty in the area of patent law caused by the Federal Circuit's hard-line position on the application of the doctrine of equivalents. The appeals court had held that any...
SUPREME COURT REJECTS HARD LINE ON EQUIVALENTS IN PATENTS
Festo Corp. v. Shoketzu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co.