Legal Opinion
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Paddock Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 21, 2011No. 2010-1419PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Duramed”) appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granting summary judgment of noninfringement to Paddock Laboratories, Inc. (“Paddock”). Duramed Pharms., Inc. v. Paddock Labs., Inc., 715 F.Supp.2d 552 (S.D.N.Y.2010). Because the district court did not err in holding that prosecution history estoppel bars Duramed’s allegations of infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, we affirm.
Background
Duramed owns U.S. Patent 5,908,638 (“'638 patent”), which claims conjugated estrogen…
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