Inequitable conduct: Only what you know can hurt you, and it can hurt badly

CHAL 19

Thomas L. Irving, tom.irving@finnegan.com, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP, 901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001
This presentation will focus on avoiding inequitable conduct, which operates as a complete defense to patent infringement and renders a patent unenforceable. The discussion will be geared toward scientists and inventors, particularly those in the chemical fields.