We write to advise you on an issue currently before the Federal Circuit in a case of first impression, namely whether a later-filed, earlier-expiring patent can be used as a reference for obvious-type double patenting (OTDP)...more
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- Summarizes the Federal Circuit case of Nuvo Pharms. v. Dr. Reddy’s Labs., in which the Federal Circuit invalidated Nuvo Pharmaceuticals’ patent, holding that Nuvo’s disclosure of the drug’s effectiveness was...more
On January 22, the Supreme Court issued a rare 9–0 affirmance of the Federal Circuit in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (585 U.S. ___ (2018). The issue on appeal was whether the sale of an invention...more
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