Patent Suit Plaintiffs Lose Ground At Fed. Circ.

Law360, New York (July 13, 2010, 4:57 PM ET) -- While all eyes were on the Bilski dispute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was handing down key rulings that will help defendants block false patent marking suits and boot infringement cases out of the Texas rocket docket, among other developments.

The appeals court also issued decisions that signal it will continue to scrutinize damages awards and aims to investigate the standards for proving highly contentious claims that a patent owner intentionally deceived the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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