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Therasense v. Becton: Federal Circuit Narrows Scope of Inequitable Conduct
A divided Federal Circuit tightened the requirements on parties using an inequitable conduct defense in patent prosecutions. In Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson, and Co., 649 F.3d 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit threw out the previous understanding of inequitable conduct, remarking that the broadness of its elements invited…
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10/25/2011