In "Advanced Magnetic Closures, Inc. v. Rome Fastener Corp.", Nos. 09-1102, -1118 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2010), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that U.S. Patent No. 5,572,773 ("the ’773 patent") is unenforceable due to the patentee’s inequitable conduct before the PTO.

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