Media Coverage
Source: Law360
Media Coverage
07.16.15
In its roundup of patent cases to watch for the remainder of the year, Law360 says SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products LLC could have an important impact on accused patent infringers’ ability to defend themselves against “patent trolls.”
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously ruled that laches, which bars lawsuits after an unreasonable delay, are limited as a defense in copyright cases; but the SCA Hygiene lawsuit requires the Federal Circuit to determine whether the same defense can be used in patent cases.
Intellectual property partner Bryan Collins tells Law360 that if laches is barred as a defense in patent cases, companies will lack an important defense against “old patents that pop out of the woodwork and are asserted years after the fact.” Read Law360’s full story here (subscription required).