Legal Opinion
PHOTOCURE ASA v. Kappos
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 10, 2010No. 2009-1393PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the applicability of the statute governing patent term extension, 35 U.S.C. § 156, to the drug product having as its active ingredient the chemical compound methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride (“MAL hydrochloride”), brand name Metvixia®. The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied the extension, and Photocure sought review in the district court under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 702. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that the PTO’s ruling was “not in accordance…
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