“PROSECUTION LACHES” DEFENSE

Years after filing a patent application, a competitor enters the market.  What are the limits on a patent owner amending a pending application to include claims that cover the competitor’s product?  How can a patent owner leverage its pending continuation patent applications?  Learn more about this defense and topic by reading “Prosecution Laches: A New Depth Charge Against Submarine Patents,” originally published in BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, Vol. 67, No. 1662, March 12, 2004.