Legal Opinion
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 28, 2007No. 2006-1329PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK.
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Alphapharm Pty., Ltd. and Genpharm, Inc. (collectively “Alphapharm”) appeal from the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, following a bench trial, that U.S. Patent 4,687,777 was not shown to be invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Mylan Labs., 417 F.Supp.2d 341 (S.D.N.Y.2006). Because we conclude that the district court did not err in determining that the claimed compounds would not have been obvious in…
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