CONTINUATION-APPLICATION LACHES DOCTRINE

By SovConn | June 15, 2014

continuation-application laches doctrine.Patents. An equitable defense to patent infringement, based on an assertion that the patentee deliberately delayed the issuance of the patent-in-suit by filing multiple continuing applications that added new patent claims to cover products marketed or processes used after the original application was filed. — Also termed prosecution-laches doctrine. See SUBMARINE PATENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

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