Delay Might Put Patent Ongoing Royalties and Injunctive Relief at Increased Risk

Plaintiffs in patent cases are entitled to damages stretching back six years from the date of filing the suit for patent infringement under the Patent Statute, 35 USC § 286 — unless these were barred by laches.  This has been the law for over 20 years, since at least Aukerman,[1] which held that the defense […]