Legal Opinion

Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. v. Impax Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 22, 2004No. 03-1013PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RADER, Circuit Judge.

Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. (Glaxo) appeals the summary judgment finding of non infringement of its patent claims relating to a controlled sustained release formulation of bupropion hydrochloride. Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. v. Impax Labs., Inc., 220 F.Supp.2d 1089 (N.D.Cal.2002). Because Glaxo cannot prove infringement literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, this court affirms the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Glaxo owns U.S. Patent No. 5,427,798 (the '798 patent) directed to controlled sustained release tablets containing bupro-pion…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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