Winch Maker Says Supreme Court Should Resolve Patent Suit Markman Uncertainty

Mealey's (June 2, 2022, 2:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Responding to an amicus curiae brief in which the United States recommended that its petition for certiorari be denied, a winch manufacturer on May 24 filed a supplemental brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve confusion that has existed in the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ decisions in recent years over the delegation of claim construction duties per Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. and the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....