Legal Opinion

University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., Inc., Monsanto Company, Pharmacia Corporation, and Pfizer Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided February 13, 2004No. 03-1304PublishedCited by 112 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

The University of Rochester (“Rochester”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the. Western District of New York granting summary judgment that United States Patent 6,048,850 is invalid. Univ. of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., 249 F.Supp.2d 216 (W.D.N.Y.2003). . Because we conclude that the court .did not err in holding the '850 patent invalid for failing to comply with.the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1, and in granting summary judgment on that ground, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

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