Nordberg, Inc. v. Telsmith, Inc.

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• holding that the mere presence of an undisclosed prior art reference contained in the patentee’s files did not support a claim of intentional deception for purposes of inequitable conduct
• “The patentee need not offer any good faith explanation unless the accused infringer first carried his burden to prove a threshold level of intent to deceive by clear and convincing evidence.”

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