Hot off the press... the US Supreme Court has decided i4i v. Microsoft. At a quick glance: s.282 of the US Patent Act requires a party alleging invalidity to show it by "clear and convincing" evidence. Also at a quick glance, this applies whether or not a piece of prior art was considered by the patent examiner.
And patentees breathe a big sigh of relief... ;)
Better buys time, not a barrier: what counter-positioning means for your
patent strategy
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A better product buys a challenger time. It does not buy a barrier. The
mistake most founders make is treating the time as the win, and spending
the whole ...
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