Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund v. Ipsen Pharma, S.A.S.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this case, the Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (a/k/a Tulane University) (“Tulane”) and David H. Coy (“Dr. Coy”) (collectively, “plaintiffs”) filed this action against Ipsen Pharma, S.A.S. (“Ipsen Pharma”) for correction of inventorship of several U.S. patents pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 256. In response to Ipsen Pharma’s counterclaims, plaintiffs have brought their own counterclaim against Ipsen Pharma, contending that Dr. Coy is the sole inventor of the GLP-1 Patents. Ipsen Pharma has moved to dismiss plaintiffs’…