Fed Circuit Watch: Merck’s Unclean Hands Render Hep C Patents Unenforceable

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The doctrine of unclean hands is a judicially-created equitable defense in which equitable relief is denied where that party has acted in a fraudulent manner or in bad faith.[1]  Gilead Scis., Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc.,[2] decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 25, 2018, discusses the confluence of …

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