Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in SCA Hygiene v. First Quality with the following question presented: Whether and to what extent the defense of laches may bar a claim for patent infringement brought within the Patent Act’s six-year statutory limitations period, 35 U.S.C. § 286. Sitting in the background is the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading SCA Hygiene Laches Oral Arguments: How Do we Interpret Congressional Silence?