Legal Opinion
Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 23, 2011No. 2010-1144PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
This patent infringement suit involves pharmaceutical antibodies used to treat arthritis. The patent owners, Centocor Or-tho Biotech, Inc. and New York University (collectively, “Centocor”) sued Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Bioresearch Center, Inc., and Abbott Biotechnology Ltd. (collectively, “Abbott”), alleging that Abbott’s Humira® antibody infringes claims 2, 3, 14, and 15 (“the asserted claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 7,070,775 (“'775 patent”). After a five-day trial, the jury found Abbott liable for willful infringement. The jury rejected Abbott’s argument that the…
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