Legal Opinion
Abbott GmbH & Co. KG v. Yeda Research & Development Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 28, 2007No. Civil Action 00-1720 (RMU)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 5,344,915, also known as the LeMaire patent. Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 146, the plaintiff seeks to set aside decisions made by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Trademark Office (the “Board”) holding that the claims of the LeMaire patent are unpatentable and that therefore any interference claims are void. This matter is before the court on the issue of claim construction. The primary issue of this claim construction is whether…
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