Panel: Request For New Trial In Patent Row Properly Denied

Mealey's (May 12, 2021, 1:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in Delaware did not abuse his discretion in denying a patent owner’s request for a new trial on grounds that an attorney for an infringement defendant improperly referenced the potential application of its accused products in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 11....