Legal Opinion
Novartis Corporation v. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., and Bedford Laboratories
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 7, 2001No. 01-1122PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Novartis Corporation (“Novartis”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granting the motion of Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., and Bedford Laboratories (“Ben Venue”) for summary judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,711,880. Because we conclude that Novartis has not set forth sufficient facts to entitle it to a trial on the merits of its claim, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
BACKGROUND
The drug pamidronate disodium (phos-phonic acid (3-amino-l-hydroxypropyli-dene) bis-, disodium…
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