Legal Opinion

SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 3, 2003No. 98 C 3952PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge.

I conducted a bench trial in this patent infringement case between February 5 and 21 of this year, by designation of the chief circuit judge' pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 291(b), and this opinion comprises the findings of fact and conclusions of law that Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a) requires me to issue. The plaintiffs in their post-trial brief erroneously refer to “findings” that I made in the course of the trial. I made no findings during the trial; these are my findings. The Procedural Setting and Pretrial Rulings

The plaintiffs are two subsidiaries of Glaxo, the…

2Cases cited86 opinions

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  4. MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  2. In Re Appeal of JAM Golf, LLCSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  3. In re TaborUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  4. USGen New England, Inc. v. Town of RockinghamSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  5. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. v. Pentech PharmaceuticalsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003

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