Legal Opinion
Novo Nordisk A/s, Novo Nordisk of North America, Inc., and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becton Dickinson and Company, Defendant-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 19, 2002No. 01-1095, 01-1114PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Novo Nordisk companies (collectively “Novo”) appeal the judgment of the United States District Court for the South ern District of New York, entered pursuant to jury verdict, that all of the claims of U.S. Patents No. 5,462,535 (the '535 patent) and No. 5,999,323 (the '323 patent) are invalid on the ground of obviousness, and that U.S. Patent No. 5,984,906 (the '906 patent) is invalid based on same-invention double patenting and obviousness. Becton Dickinson and Company (Becton) conditionally cross-appeals the district court’s denial of its pre-trial motion…
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