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High court ruling may boost patent litigation; Case eases standard for legal challenges to existing patents.(News)
Business Insurance, May, 2007
Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Although the full impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision exposing patents to broader legal challenges won't be clear for years, holders of existing patents may have a tougher time defending them in court, legal experts say. At the same time, future patents issued in accordance with the high court's ruling in KSR International Co.
vs. Teleflex Inc. would meet stricter criteria and thus be less likely to be voided, patent litigation experts note. One thing that does seem certain is that last week's ruling, which scaled back patent protections, will have little if any immediate impact on the patent infringement insurance market. The market is a very small one that underwriters have shunned as they've suffered losses in...
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