The Federal Circuit’s decision in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., has garnered significant attention, especially concerning the application of the “safe harbor” provision under 35 U.S.C. §...more
8/28/2024
/ Denial of Rehearing ,
En Banc Review ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Medical Devices ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS
Doctrine of equivalents (DOE) can be applied as a mechanism to hold a party liable for patent infringement even if the product or process does not literally infringe a patent claim, if the difference is “insubstantial”....more
11/4/2021
/ Biotechnology ,
CAFC ,
Doctrine of Equivalents ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Over the last seven years there has been commotion in Obviousness-type Double Patenting (“ODP”) practice. One of the latest cases to spur a considerable amount of interest is Mitsubishi Tanabe Corp. v. Sandoz, Inc., which is...more
8/6/2021
/ CAFC ,
Life Sciences ,
Mitsubishi ,
Obviousness ,
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting (ODP) ,
Patent Expiration ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Sandoz
Allele v. Pfizer – The Basics. On April 23, 2021 Pfizer, Inc., BioNTechSE, and BioNTech US, Inc. (“Pfizer and BioNTech”) filed a joint reply supporting of their previously filed motion to dismiss a patent infringement...more
7/21/2021
/ 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Life Sciences ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Research Tools ,
Safe Harbors