Legal Opinion
United States v. Pfizer Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 16, 1982No. Nos. 81-1067, 81-1068PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), American Cyanamid Co. (Cyanamid), Bristol-Myers Co. (Bristol), Olin Corporation (Olin), Squibb, Inc., E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. (collectively Squibb), and The Upjohn Company (Upjohn), in a multicount suit to cancel the Conover patent1 held by Pfizer on the antibiotic drug tetracycline and for civil damages under Section 4A of the Clayton Act. We conclude that the District Court’s findings were not clearly erroneous and we affirm.2
Tetracycline is a broad spectrum…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- George S. Krasnov v. Brendan DinanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, American Cyanamid Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., American Cyanamid Company and Bristol-Myers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings In Antibiotic Antitrust Actions.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982