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By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet in the consolidated patent infringement action, Aventis Pharma S.A., et al. v. Hospira, Inc., C.A. No 07-721-GMS and Aventis Pharma S.A., et al. v. Apotex, Inc., C.A. No. 08-496-GMS (D.Del., September 27, 2010), the Court concluded, among other things, that (1) claims 2 and 10 of the ‘561 patent are invalid due to indefiniteness; (2) all asserted claims of the patents-in-suit are invalid due to obviousness; and (3) the asserted claims are unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. Id. at 2. The Court made its ruling following a seven day bench trial and post-trial submissions by the parties.

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Continue Reading Chief Judge Sleet Finds Two Of The Asserted Claims Of Plaintiffs’ Patent-In-Suit Are Invalid Due To Indefiniteness

In Senju Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. v. Apotex Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 07-779-SLR, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, by and through a memorandum opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson on June 14, 2010, entered judgment in favor of defendants, Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (“Apotex”), and against plaintiffs, Senju Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd (“Senju”), Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (“Kyorin”) and Allergan, Inc. (“Allergan”). The case is an infringement action that was tried by bench trial on January 12-14, 2010. In rendering judgment in favor of defendants, the Court concluded among other things that, although plaintiffs had demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that defendants’ ANDA product infringed claims 1-3, 6,7, and 9 of the patent in dispute, U.S. Patent No. 6,333,045 (“the ‘045 patent”), defendants demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that those claims are invalid based on obviousness given the asserted prior art. Id. at 15-21 and 37.

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Continue Reading Judge Robinson Enters Judgment in Favor of Defendants Apotex Upon Finding Patent Claims Invalid Based on Obviousness

By an opinion rendered by the Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, dated February 5, 2010, in Inline Corp. v. Earthlink, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted the motion for judgment as a matter of law of plaintiff, Inline Connection Corporation ("Inline"), as to the jury’s patent invalidity verdict, but denied the motion as to the jury’s non-infringement verdict.  The Court also denied Inline’s motion for a new trial.

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Continue Reading D.DEL. GRANTS INLINE’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS MATTER OF LAW IN PART