What Amici Say In High Court Patent Laches Case

Law360, New York (October 28, 2016, 11:07 AM EDT) -- On Nov. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to decide whether "Raging Bull" applies in patent litigation. At issue is whether and to what extent a laches defense may bar a claim for damages in patent infringement brought within the Patent Act's six-year statutory limitations period, notwithstanding the Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 134 S. Ct. 1962 (2014) (the so-called "Raging Bull" case, so named because the lawsuit involved copyright issues surrounding the script for the 1980 Martin Scorsese film). But for amici curiae, more is at stake....

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