Legal Opinion
Genentech, Inc. v. Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 30, 1997No. Civil Action 96-11090-PBSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Genentech, Inc. (“Genen-teeh”), alleges that the defendants, Boehringer Mannheim GmbH and Boehringer Mannheim Corp. (collectively, “BM”), infringed five patents involving its tissue plasminogen activator (“t-PA”) product. This memorandum and order addresses the issues of claims construction raised in a hearing held on June 17-18, 1997, and July 23, 1997, regarding three of Genentech’s patents: United States Patent Nos. 4,432,832 (“the ’832 patent”); 5,034,225 (“the ’225 patent”); and 4,511,502 (“the ’502 patent”). See…
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