Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This comment explains the development and application of both laches and equitable estoppel defenses in patent litigation. The comment focuses on the recent Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision changing the evidentiary requirements needed to overcome a presumption of laches. In addition to the changes made to laches, the reduction in elements needed to establish equitable estoppel are reviewed. The author concludes that the changes to laches fail to provide additional protection where additional protection is justified, while the reduced elements of estoppel decrease protection for patent owners.
First Page
335
Last Page
370
Publication Date
5-1-1993
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Slifer, Russell D.
(1993)
"En Banc Ruling Bursts More than Bubbles in Patent Litigation: A.C. Aukerman Co. v. RL Chaides Construction Co. and its Impact,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 13:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
Suggested Citation
Russell D. Slifer, Comment, En Banc Ruling Bursts More than Bubbles in Patent Litigation: A.C. Aukerman Co. v. RL Chaides Construction Co. and its Impact, 13 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 335 (1993).
