Legal Opinion
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory v. Ropes & Gray LLP
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 13, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-10128-RGSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
STEARNS, District Judge.
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) alleges that defendants Ropes & Gray LLP (R & G), and Matthew P. Vincent, a former partner at R & G, mishandled the prosecution of a series of patent applications on behalf of CSHL before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Presently before the court are defendants’ motions to dismiss. The court heard oral argument on January 10, 2012.
*475BACKGROUND
CSHL is a leading biomedical research and educational institution, with a…
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