Supreme Court shoots down two more rules put in place by top patent court
17 12 2014The two rulings continue a pattern that has developed over the past several years, in which the Supreme Court has overturned key Federal Circuit rulings, finding them too favorable to patent-holders and too harsh on parties accused of infringement.
All four of the companies involved in today’s opinion are competitors with real products—none represent the much-debated “patent trolls,” that is, companies with no business beyond patent lawsuits. Yet, the issue of patent trolls looms large in the background of these opinions.
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