by Dennis Crouch SCA Hygiene Products v. First Baby Products (Fed. Cir. 2015) (en banc) On en banc rehearing, the Federal Circuit has ruled that the Supreme Court’s Petrella decision (eliminating the doctrine of laches for back-damages for copyright infringement) does not directly apply in the patent context. All eleven members of the court agreed that, in the patent … Continue reading Court Maintains Laches Defense for Back Damages in Patent Cases