M & K HOLDINGS, INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Before Moore, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Title-searchable publications shared on a prominent standards-setting...more
Joining an IPR Triggers IPR Estoppel Only for Instituted Grounds - In Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company , Appeal No. 18-2338, the Federal Circuit held that a party...more
UPDATE: On September 30, 2020, Eli Lilly appealed both decisions by Justice St-Louis: Eli Lilly v Apotex (A-234-20 and A-239-20); Eli Lilly v Pharmascience and Riva (A-236-20); Eli Lilly v Mylan (A-237-20); and Eli Lilly v...more
On May 15, 2020, Manson J. of the Federal Court dismissed two actions brought by Biogen under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PMNOC Regulations) alleging infringement of Patent No. 2,562,277 (277...more
Update: On July 28, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Seedling’s appeal from Justice Grammond’s decision: Seedlings Life Science Ventures, LLC v Pfizer Canada ULC, 2021 FCA 154 (see article here). On January 2,...more
As previously reported, earlier this year Fresenius filed a petition for inter partes review of claims 9-10, 13-21 and 23-30 of Amgen’s pegfilgrastim patent – U.S. Patent No. 9,643,997 (“997 patent”). The challenged claims of...more
In a digital-age David versus Goliath case, Dr. Luc Bessette has come head-to-head with the Quebec government in a battle over rights to a technology solution that provides shared access to critical medical information...more
In July of 2015, Sanofi filed petition for an inter partes review (IPR2015-01624) for 15 claims of U.S. Pat. No. 6,331,415 (“Cabilly II”). In the antibody field, the Cabilly family of patents is well known and is believed to...more