Complying with All Rules and Paying $7 Million in Fees Can Still Constitute Prosecution Laches
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/06/21
In Hyatt v. Hirshfeld, [2018-2390, 2018-2391, 2018-2392, 2019-1038, 2019-1039, 2019-1049, 2019-1070] (June 1, 2021), the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the district courts determination that the USPTO failed to prove prosecution laches, retaining jurisdiction over anticipation and written description issues....
By: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.