SCA Argues Federal Circuit Erred In Applying Laches In Patent Infringement Case

(July 28, 2016, 1:48 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in holding that the presumption of laches applies even though a patent infringement action was filed more than six years after a patentee learned that the allegedly infringing products will be reviewed, SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag and SCA Personal Care Inc. (SCA, collectively) argue in a July 15 petitioner’s brief to the U.S. high court (SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag and SCA Personal Care, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, et al., No. 15-927, U.S. Sup.)....