Legal Opinion
Apotex Usa, Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 26, 2001No. 00-1272PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Apotex USA, Inc. appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granting Merck & Co., Inc.’s motion for summary judgment that the claims of U.S. Patents 5,573,780 and 5,690,962 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(g). Apotex Corp. v. Merck, & Co., No. 96-C-7375, 2000 WL 97,582 (N.D.Ill. Jan.25, 2000) (“Apotex I”). Because the district court did not err in granting summary judgment that the '780 and '962 patents are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102(g), we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Apotex is the assignee of the '780 and '962 patents,…
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