'Festo' has changed landscape for patent litigation, prosecution

Bookstein discusses "Festo v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki," in which the US Supreme Court provides a mechanism to resolve the tension between two fundamental, but competing, objectives of patent laws. The ruling provides proper protection for inventors while giving reliable notice to...

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Published in:The National Law Journal 2002-10, Vol.25 (8), p.C15
Main Author: Bookstein, Arthur Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Inventors
Litigation
Supreme Court decisions
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Summary:Bookstein discusses "Festo v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki," in which the US Supreme Court provides a mechanism to resolve the tension between two fundamental, but competing, objectives of patent laws. The ruling provides proper protection for inventors while giving reliable notice to the rest of the world of the limits of that protection.
ISSN:2163-8756