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I don't know about indefinitely. At some point it may change. A good lawyer may argue successfully against continued use of court precedents presuming validit
by brlewis 15y ago
I don't know about indefinitely. At some point it may change. A good lawyer may argue successfully against continued use of court precedents presuming validity of granted patents. Presumption of validity is arguably out of place given today's patent system.
- monochromatic 15y ago> Presumption of validity is arguably out of place given today's patent system. It comes from the statute though, so a court isn't really free to just ignore it. Changing this presumption would take congressional action.