Legal Opinion
United Therapeutics Corporation v. Vanderbilt University
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 15, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-2220PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
‘ REGGIE B. WALTON, United States District Judge
This' cáse arises from a dispute over the ownership of two patents that were cooperatively developed by the plaintiff, United Therapeutics Corporation (“United Therapeutics”), and the defendants, Vanderbilt University (“Vanderbilt”) and Dr. James E. Loyd. See Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1, 3. United Therapeutics seeks damages and a declaratory judgment finding that “[Dr.] Loyd and Vanderbilt have no rights, title or interest in the [p]atents, and that [United Therapeutics] is the rightful exclusive owner by assignment of all…
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