Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chemical Co. – A Trade Secret Does Not Excuse Best Mode

06.13.11 Posted in Federal Circuit Opinions, News by

Wellman lost a patent infringement claim on the grounds that it failed to disclose a specific preferred formulation known at the time the patent was filed, and also because it attempted to hold back part of the invention as a trade secret.   Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chemical Co., No. 2010-1249 (Fed. Cir. 4/29/2011). Wellman had […]


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