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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Emphasizes Role of Filing Dates, Reversing Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Invalidation

In Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Laboratories Private Ltd., No. 2024-1061 (Fed. Cir. August 13, 2024), the Federal Circuit reversed the District Court of Delaware’s invalidity determination of certain claims of U.S. Patent No....more

McDermott Will & Emery

The End Is Not So Near: Patent Term Adjustments Count in Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Determinations

Addressing for the first time how patent term adjustments (PTAs) interact with obviousness-type double patenting (ODP), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that when members of a patent family have...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium - September 21st - 22nd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s 8th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium returns in person to Chicago on September 21-22! Join leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand name and generic drug companies to receive up-to-the-minute...more

Knobbe Martens

Novartis AG v. Ezra Ventures LLC

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Moore, Chen, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Obviousness-type double patenting does not invalidate an otherwise validly...more

Dechert LLP

Recent Federal Circuit Decisions on Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Shape Life Science Patent Portfolio Management

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The Federal Circuit recently decided two appeals, Novartis AG v. Ezra Ventures LLC (“Ezra”) and Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Breckenridge Pharm. Inc. (“Breckenridge”) that both relate to the effect of obviousness-type double...more

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