United States Federal Circuit
SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products, 13-1564
In this patent infringement action, in which plaintiff-SCA sued competitor First Quality for infringement of the '646 patent, which relates to certain adult incontinence products, summary judgment in favor of First Quality is: 1) affirmed with respect to dismissal based on laches, where the SCA's more than six-year delay in filing suit warranted such dismissal; and 2) reversed as to dismissal based on equitable estoppel, where given SCA and First Quality's limited interactions, there remain genuine issues of material fact pertaining to equitable estoppel.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/17/2014
- Published 09/17/2014
Judges
- Hughes
Court
- United States Federal Circuit