EPlus Inc. lost rights to $18 million in sanctions imposed on Lawson Software when the PTO cancelled as unpatentable the claim Lawson was found to infringe. Fresenius wiped away damages after PTO cancellation; this case wipes away an injunction and civil contempt sanctions as well. A year ago, the Federal Circuit's controversial decision in Fresenius v. Baxter vacated a two-year-old damages judgment after the Patent and Trademark Office cancelled as unpatentable the allegedly infringed patent claims. On July 25, the court extended that principle beyond damages.
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