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Supreme Court Clears Patent Invalidity Suits

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the open-season dept.

The Empiricist writes "The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for entities to sue over the validity of a patent — even while paying user fees to the patent holder. The eight-to-one Medimmune v. Genetech decision, written by Justice Scalia, held that by paying royalties to a patent holder, one does not necessarily waive the right to challenge the validity of the patent."

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  1. Who dissented? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Thomas? Ginsberg? Kennedy?

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