Legal Opinion
Genentech, Inc. v. Regents of the University of California
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 4, 1998No. Nos. 96-1361, 97-1099PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Genentech, Inc. appeals from the dismissal, on Eleventh Amendment grounds, of its declaratory action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana against the Regents of the University of California (“the University”) and Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”).1 The litigation relates to United States Patent No. 4,363,877 (“the ’877 patent”) owned by the University and exclusively licensed to Lilly. In Genentech,, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co., 998 F.2d 931, 27 USPQ2d 1241 (Fed.Cir.1993) (Genentech /) this court held that the Eleventh Amendment of…
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