United States Federal Circuit
Network Signatures, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2012-1492
Summary judgment for defendant that the '122 patent entitled "Intermediate Network Authentication," was not enforceable due to inequitable conduct, is reversed and remanded, where: 1) the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Director acted in accordance with law and within his discretion in excusing the delayed payment for maintenance fees due on the patent by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); and 2) inequitable conduct was not established.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/24/2013
- Published 09/24/2013
Judges
- NEWMAN
Court
- United States Federal Circuit