This morning, the Federal Circuit released a precedential opinion in a patent case. The opinion addresses prosecution laches and Article III jurisdiction. This is the court’s second time hearing the case, following an earlier decision in 2021. Here is the introduction to the opinion.
Hyatt v. Stewart (Precedential)
This case is back before us following our earlier decision in Hyatt v. Hirshfeld, 998 F.3d 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2021). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the district court’s judgment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the affirmative defense of prosecution laches. As to Mr. Hyatt’s cross-appeal, we conclude that the district court correctly determined that it lacked Article III jurisdiction over a set of pending claims.