Legal Opinion
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided May 15, 2003No. Cause IP99-0038-C-H/KPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, District Judge.
ENTRY ON FEE PETITION
This patent case is now before the court on plaintiffs petition for an award of attorney fees and costs under 35 U.S.C. § 285. As explained below, the court awards attorney fees of $1,523,580.85 and costs of $101,576.34.
United States Patent No. 4,375,547 claimed the invention of the drug nizati-dine, which plaintiff Eh Lilly and Company has marketed as Axid®. Defendant Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc. infringed the '547 patent by filing an amended Abbreviated New Drug Application seeking FDA permission to manufacture and sell nizatidine…
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