Legal Opinion
Fisons Plc v. Donald J. Quigg, Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 16, 1989No. 89-1024PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
At issue is the proper interpretation of Section 201 of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, 35 U.S.C. § 156 (Supp.II 1984). Fisons pic had sought extensions of the patent term for each of three patented drugs. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), which reviews such applications, denied any extension because the PTO found Fisons did not meet the statutory requirements. See In re Fisons Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 281 USPQ 305 (Comm’r Pat. & Trademarks 1986) (reconsideration decision sustaining denial of extension for two of the…
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