prosecution-laches
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-1049 | Gilbert P. Hyatt v. John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office | Federal Circuit | 2026-03-04 | Pending | Amici (5) | equitable-doctrine gap-filling-doctrine patent-act patent-examination patent-issuance prosecution-laches | Whether the PTO may invoke the equitable doctrine of "prosecution laches" to deny a patent to an applicant who has complied with all the Patent Act's … |
| 23-230 | Personalized Media Communication, LLC v. Apple Inc. | Federal Circuit | 2023-09-12 | Denied | Response Waived | docket-management due-process equitable-doctrine patent patent-infringement patent-office patent-prosecution patent-validity prosecution-laches statutory-deadlines | 1. Whether prosecution laches can be based on an applicant's prosecution of a patent application in compliance with the PTO's docket-management decisi… |