USSC APPEAL OF PRO-ETHICON PATENT INFRINGEMENT RULING ON HOLD WHILE SUPREME COURT REVIEWS CASE HINGING ON JUDGE'S ROLE IN PATENT SUITS
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The role of the judge in patent infringement litigation will be the key issue examined by the Supreme Court as it reviews a case with ramifications for the endoscopic ligation clip applier patent dispute between U.S. Surgical Corp. and Johnson and Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary.