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Making It Less Costly For Patentees To File Lawsuits To Protect Their Inventions The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears all patent appeals, placed significant limitations on an equitable, judge-made defense that has become commonplace in patent litigation, namely, the “inequitable conduct” defense.