Legal Opinion
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 21, 2003No. 02-1439PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment invalidating the claims of several patents for nonstatutory double patenting. Geneva Pharms., Inc. v. Glaxosmithkline, PLC, 189 F.Supp.2d 377 (E.D.Va.2002) (Geneva I); 213 F.Supp.2d 597 (E.D.Va.2002) (Geneva II); No. 2:01cv391 (E.D.Va. July 19, 2002) (Geneva III). Because the district court correctly found that these patents are invalid, this court affirms.
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The invalidated patents all originated in U.S. Patent Application No. 05/569,007 (the '007 application, now abandoned)…
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