U.S. Supreme Court
May 2, 2007
High Court Limits Patent Protections
WASHINGTON - In a major legal shake-up that weakens protections for patent holders, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier Monday for litigants to bring successful patent challenges, ruling that a specialized federal appeals court used too narrow an approach in deciding whether a patent is obvious and therefore invalid.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In a major legal shake-up that weakens protections for patent holders, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier Monday for litigants to bring successful patent challenges, ruling that a specialized federal appeals court used too narrow of an approach in deciding whether a patent is obvious, and therefore invalid.
The court, in a unani...
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