Legal Opinion
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. And Athena Neurosciences, Inc. v. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 2, 2003No. 00-1467PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The initial opinion in this appeal, reported at Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mayo Foundation, 304 F.3d 1221, 64 USPQ2d 1292 (Fed.Cir.2002), has been vacated, 314 F.3d 1299 (Fed.Cir.2002) (en banc) and is replaced with this opinion and decision.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, granting the Mayo Foundation’s motion for summary judgment of patent invalidity, held that Elan’s two patents in suit, United States Patent No. 5,612,486 (the '486 patent) for “Transgenic Animals Harboring APP Allele Having Swedish Mutation,” and…
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