The Festo case, which appears headed toward the Supreme Court, is pitting large companies like IBM and Ford who say the fuzzy equivalencydoctrine encourages lawsuits against smaller firms who worry their innovations will be ripped off.
The Festo case, which appears to be bound for the Supreme Court, is pitting large companies (such as IBM and Ford), which say that the fuzzy equivalencydoctrine encourages lawsuits, against smaller companies, which are worried that their innovations will be ripped off.