Patent Agreements, Patent Validity, and the Supreme Court

Intellectual Property Practice Group Courthouse Steps Teleforum

In two separate cases to be argued this week, the U.S. Supreme Court will continue to provide close oversight, often with critical disagreement, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the area of patent law. The Supreme Court will decide whether a patentee’s use of a royalty agreement that projects beyond the expiration date of the patent is unlawful per se. In a second case, the Court will determine whether a defendant's belief that a patent is invalid is a defense to induced infringement. Our expert will be on hand to hear the oral arguments and then report to our Teleforum audience.

  • Prof. Gregory Dolin, Co-director, Center for Medicine and Law, University of Baltimore School of Law

In two separate cases to be argued this week, the U.S. Supreme Court will continue to provide close oversight, often with critical disagreement, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the area of patent law. The Supreme Court will decide whether a patentee’s use of a royalty agreement that projects beyond the expiration date of the patent is unlawful per se. In a second case, the Court will determine whether a defendant's belief that a patent is invalid is a defense to induced infringement. Our expert will be on hand to hear the oral arguments and then report to our Teleforum audience.

  • Prof. Gregory Dolin, Co-director, Center for Medicine and Law, University of Baltimore School of Law

Call begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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