Legal Opinion

Israel Bio-Engineering Project v. Amgen Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 29, 2007No. 2006-1218PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SARIS, District Judge.

This appeal involves a complex dispute over the ownership of a patent. Plaintiff-Appellant Israel Bio-Engineering Project (“IBEP”) appeals from a judgment in a patent infringement action granting Defendant-Appellee Yeda Research and Development Company, Ltd.’s (“Yeda”) motion for summary judgment on the ground that IBEP lacked standing to bring the suit because it did not have sole ownership of the patent. This court affirms.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

1. Four Contracts

This dispute over ownership of the patent involves four inter-related contracts. Yeda is an Israeli corporation…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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