CENTOCOR ORTHO BIOTECH v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dianne B. Elderkin , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, of Philadelphia, PA, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With her on the brief were Barbara L. Mullin , Steven D. Maslowski , Angela Verrecchio , and Matthew A. Pearson . Of counsel on the brief were Philip S. Johnson and Eric I. Harris , Johnson & Johnson, of New Brunswick, NJ.

William F. Lee , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, of Boston, MA, argued for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief were Willaim G. Mcelwain , Amy K. Wigmore , Thomas G. Saunders , and Arthur W. Coviello , of Washington, DC.

Oakar Liivak , Cornell Law School, of Ithaca, NY, for amicus curiae Professor Oskar Liivak.

Mark J. Stewart , Eli Lilly and Company, of Indianapolis, IN, for amicus curiae Eli Lilly and Company. With him on the brief were Alejandro Martinez , Paul R. Cantrell , Amy E. Hamilton , and Robert A. Armitage.

Before BRYSON, CLEVENGER, and PROST, Circuit Judges.