Festo, schmesto! [patent law and the doctrine of equivalents].

Festo, schmesto! [patent law and the doctrine of equivalents].

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Does a recent US Supreme Court decision in the case of Festo Corp. versus Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., expand or limit the rights of patent holders to sue copycats? This article discusses the "doctrine of equivalents," which allows the patent holder to expand a patent beyond...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 7 (2002).
Main Author: Frank, S.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Festo Corporation.
Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Company.
Doctrine of equivalents.
Loophole.
Patent claim.
Patent holders rights.
Patent law.
Technical innovation.