About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: We will periodically report on developments at the PTAB involving life sciences patents. Abbott Laboratories v. Edwards Lifesciences Corp. PTAB Petition: IPR2020-00480; filed January...more
On September 20, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming a judgment by the District Court for the District of Columbia finding the claims of Abbott GMBH & Co. KG’s (“Abbott”) U.S. Patent No. 5,344,915 (the “’915...more
ScriptPro LLC v. Innovation Associates, Inc. (No. 2015-1565, 8/15/16) (Moore, Taranto, Hughes) - August 15, 2016 10:41 AM - Moore, J. Reversing summary judgment of invalidity of claims for lack of written...more
Upon initiation of a patent infringement action between branded and generic pharmaceutical companies, the Hatch-Waxman Act (21 U.S.C. § 355(j)) provides for an automatic 30-month stay of Food and Drug Administration approval...more
Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co. - In the attorneys’ fee portion of this seminal case on inequitable conduct, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has concluded that the defendants, while...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Alcon Research Ltd. v. Wockhardt Ltd. et al. 1:13-cv-02040; filed December 19, 2013 in the District Court of Delaware. ...more