Doctrine of Equivalents
What Is the Doctrine of Equivalents in U.S. Patent Law? The Doctrine of Equivalents is a legal principle in U.S. patent law that allows a court to find infringement even when…
When “Close Enough” Isn’t Good Enough: Colibri v. Medtronic and the Push–Pull of Patent Law
The Doctrine of Equivalents: When Literal Infringement Isn’t Required Patent law has its own version of “close enough,” called the Doctrine of Equivalents (DOE). It says that even if a…