Legal Opinion
Eli Lilly and Company v. American Cyanamid Company, and Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., and Zenith Laboratories, Inc., and Biochimica Opos, S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 2, 1996No. 95-1489PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
The ongoing struggle between “pioneer” drug manufacturers and generic drug distributors has once more come before our court. Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), the “pioneer” drug manufacturer in this case, has filed suit for patent infringement against the appellees, who are involved in various ways in the distribution of a particular generic drug. Lilly sought a preliminary injunction, arguing that the importation and sale of the generic drug in this country infringed…
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