Legal Opinion
Ferring B v. & Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 15, 2006No. 2005-1284PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1183DYK, Circuit Judge.
Ferring B.V. (“Ferring”) and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Aventis”) brought suit against Barr Laboratories, Inc. (“Barr”) for infringement of Ferring’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 5,407,398 (filed Dec. 17, 1985) (“ ’398 patent”). Barr moved for summary judgment, arguing that the ’398 patent was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct and, alternatively, that Barr did not infringe the’398 patent. The district court granted summary judgment on both grounds. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment on the ground that the patent is unenforceable due to…
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