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Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 28, 2017No. 2016-1518PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion concurring in part, dissenting from the judgment filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (“LAB”) seeks review of a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board holding all claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,133,903 (“the ’903 patent”) unpatentable as obvious. We vacate the Board’s order and remand for further proceedings.

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The ’903 patent claims a method of “arresting or regressing” a condition known as penile fibrosis. The method entails the long-term, daily administration of drugs known as type 5…

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