Patent Law : The Festo Case and the Doctrine of Equivalents.

Examines 2002 Supreme Court decision in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kabushiki Co. Ltd., which vacated a Federal circuit court decision criticized as upsetting well-settled expectations and understandings concerning the operation of patent law principles of the doctrine of equivalents and prosecu...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Patents. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines 2002 Supreme Court decision in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kabushiki Co. Ltd., which vacated a Federal circuit court decision criticized as upsetting well-settled expectations and understandings concerning the operation of patent law principles of the doctrine of equivalents and prosecution history estoppel. Follows case development in lower courts, and lists Festo related cases.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.