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…