Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Dawson and Bowman
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 25, 2013No. 2012-1214, 2012-1215, 2012-1216, 2012-1217PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge REYNA.
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent interference, case concerning a method for topically treating and preventing infections of the eye. The patents and patent applications at issue describe well-known challenges in treating eyes and with topical eye treatments in particular. For example, antibiotics that are applied topically must be able to reach and penetrate the targeted tissue, and many antibiotics are not suitable for such a task. In addition, medications must be designed to minimize…
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