Legal Opinion
Chiron Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 24, 1994No. C-93-4380 MHPPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Chiron Corporation (“Chiron”) brought this action against defendant Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) alleging patent infringement. Now before this court is Chiron’s motion to strike Abbott’s fourth affirmative defense of inequitable conduct. Having considered the parties’ submissions and arguments, the court now enters the following memorandum and order.
BACKGROUND
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