Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. v. Abbott Gmbh & Co. Kg

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) YEDA RESEARCH AND ) DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 10-1836 (RMC) ) ABBOTT GMBH & CO. KG, ) UNDER SEAL ------------ ) Defendant. ) _________________________________ ) OPINION The parties in this patent case dispute which was the first to purify and isolate a protein called TBP-II. Working independently in two different countries, Yeda and Abbott filed patent applications just nine days apart in 1989. Twenty-four years later, litigation continues over which has…