The Lemelson case was a rather extreme example; normally, a laches defense only applies to a specific defendant or defendants in a specific case. With the Lemel

The Lemelson case was a rather extreme example; normally, a laches defense only applies to a specific defendant or defendants in a specific case. With the Lemelson case, the court explicitly noted that it was doing something extraordinary, and went to some lengths to explain how that situation differed from a typical laches case.