IN RE ELI LILLY & CO.

No. 89-1076.

902 F.2d 943 (1990)

IN re ELI LILLY & COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Washington, D.C., argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Herbert H. Mintz. Also on the brief were Leroy Whitaker and Joseph A. Jones, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., of counsel.

John H. Raubitschek, Associate Sol., Office of the Sol., Arlington, Va., argued for appellee. With him on the brief was Fred E. McKelvey, Sol.

William H. Epstein, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J., argued for intervenor, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. With him on the brief were Christopher K. Hu and Patricia S. Rocha. Also on the brief was John C. Vassil, Morgan & Finnegan, New York City.

Before NEWMAN and MICHEL, Circuit Judges, and NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge.


PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (the "Board"), rejecting claims 1-7, all of the claims on reexamination of United States Patent No. 3,794,732, inventor Arthur P. Raun, assignee Eli Lilly & Company (hereinafter "Lilly"), is affirmed.

Background

The Raun claims are directed to the method of using the chemical compound identified as X537A...

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