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Government

Oct. 6, 2006

Biotech Firms' Lawyers Argue Patent Law Before Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled with a high-stakes patent case Wednesday to decide whether a company that pays royalties to license a patent should be allowed to challenge the patent's validity in court without first breaching the license agreement.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled with a high-stakes patent case Wednesday to decide whether a company that pays royalties to license a patent should be allowed to challenge the patent's validity in court without first breaching the license agreement.
      During a lively hourlong oral argument, the justices questioned whethe...

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