By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge in Masimo Corporation v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 09-80-LPS-MPT (October 6, 2010), the

Continue Reading Judge Thynge Denies Motion to Bifurcate Parties’ Damages Claims in Patent Action

By Memorandum Order by Judge Sue Robinson dated October 1, 2009 (PDF), the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted the motion of plaintiffs, Eurand, Inc. (“Eurand”) and Cephalon, Inc. (“Cephalon”), to sever and stay discovery on the antitrust and patent misuse counterclaims and related affirmative defense asserted by defendants, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Mylan Inc. After balancing the equities, the Court found that bifurcation of plaintiffs’ patent infringement action from defendants’ antitrust counterclaims and patent misuse affirmative defense and counterclaim was warranted.

Continue Reading COURT BIFURCATES DEFENDANTS’ ANTITRUST AND PATENT MISUSE COUNTERCLAIMS FROM PLAINTIFFS’ PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM