Legal Opinion
Ivera Medical Corporation v. Hospira, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 8, 2015No. 2014-1613, 2014-1614PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNA, Circuit Judge.
Ivera Medical Corp. (“Ivera”) sued Hos-pira, Inc. (“Hospira”) in the Southern District of California alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,780,794 (the '794 patent), 7,985,302 (the '302 patent), and 8,206,514 (the '514 patent). The district court granted summary judgment of invalidity, finding the asserted patent claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Ivera appeals. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
A. The Patents-in-Suit.
The '514 patent is a continuation of '302 patent, which is a continuation of the '794 patent. All three patents share…
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