NOVARTIS AG v. EZRA VENTURES LLC

2017-2284.

909 F.3d 1367 (2018)

NOVARTIS AG, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. EZRA VENTURES LLC, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: December 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JANE M. LOVE , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, argued for all plaintiffs-appellees. Plaintiffs-appellees Novartis AG, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation also represented by ROBERT TRENCHARD; ALEXANDER N. HARRIS , San Francisco, CA; MICHAEL A. VALEK , Dallas, TX.

JOSEPH M. O'MALLEY, JR. , Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY, for plaintiffs-appellees Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd. Also represented by ERIC WILLIAM DITTMANN .

SHASHANK UPADHYE , Amin Talati Upadhye LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by BRENT ALLEN BATZER , JOSEPH CWIK , JONATHAN JACOB KRIT , YIXIN H. TANG .

Before Moore, Chen, and Hughes, Circuit Judges.


SUMMARY

This case concerns the interplay between a patent term extension (PTE) granted pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 156 and the obviousness-type double patenting doctrine. The Delaware District Court concluded that, in accordance with statutory construction principles and as a logical extension of this court's holding...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases