The Ohio Willow Wood Company v. Alps South, LLC

Case Number: CLB0365

Date: 02.19.2016

Citation: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nos. 2015-1132, 2015-1133

A party seeking to prove inequitable conduct must show by clear and convincing evidence that an applicant made misrepresentations or omissions material to patentability, that the applicant did so with the specific intent to mislead or deceive the USPTO, and that deceptive intent was the single most reasonable inference to be drawn from the evidence.

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