Legal Opinion
Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 26, 2016No. Consolidated Civil Action Nos. 12-11935-PBS, 12-12326-PBS, 12-12330-PBSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Saris, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The defendants, Everlight and Epistar, have asserted the affirmative defense of laches, alleging that they should not be liable for any pre-suit damages because the plaintiff, Trustees of Boston University (BU), unreasonably delayed in filing suit against them, and this delay, caused the defendants material economic prejudice. BU responds that any delay was excusable due to its other active patent cases and because the defendants have not proven that they would have changed their infringing behavior had BU sued earlier. BU has moved for…
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