Federal Circuit resolves fight over 40-year-old patent application
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision that manufacturer W L Gore & Associates infringed a patent owned by medical device maker Bard Peripheral Vascular (BPV), bringing to an end a dispute that stems from more than 40 years ago.
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6 October 2015 The US Supreme Court has declined to hear manufacturer W L Gore & Associates’s request for clarity on whether US patent law stipulates that patent licensing agreements must be placed in writing.
6 October 2015 The US Supreme Court has declined to hear manufacturer W L Gore & Associates’s request for clarity on whether US patent law stipulates that patent licensing agreements must be placed in writing.
6 October 2015 The US Supreme Court has declined to hear manufacturer W L Gore & Associates’s request for clarity on whether US patent law stipulates that patent licensing agreements must be placed in writing.