Legal Opinion

Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided September 8, 1999No. CIV.A.96-505-RRMPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McKELYIE, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 205

A. The Status of the Case. 205

B. Background Information on Bacillus Thuringiensis 206

C. Background Information on Genetic Engineering... 207

D. Mycogen’s Patents. 209

E. Monsanto’s Patent. 214

F. Claim Construction. 215

G. Jury Trial. 216

H. Jury Verdict . 235

I. Post-Trial Motions. 236

II. DISCUSSION 236

A. What is the Standard for Granting Judgment as a Matter of Law?. 236

B. Should the Court Grant Mycogen’s Motion for JMOL that the Claims of the ’600 and ’862 Patents Are Not Invalid Due to Prior Invention? 237

C.…

2Cases cited87 opinions

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  5. Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. And E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Hollister IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. ID Security Systems Canada, Inc. v. Checkpoint Systems, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. LifeScan, Inc. v. Home Diagnostics, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 2000
  3. Mycogen Plant Science, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
  4. Lafate v. Chase Manhattan Bank (USA)District Court, D. Delaware · 2000
  5. Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Newbridge Networks Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 2001

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