Legal Opinion
Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 1, 2003No. Nos. 02-1540, 02-1541, 02-1542, 02-1543, 02-1544, 02-1545, 02-1546, 02-1547, 02-1548, 02-1549, 03-1021, 03-1022, 03-1023, 03-1025, 03-1027PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey determined that claims 1 and 3 of U.S. Patent No. 4,659,716 (the '716 patent) are invalid. Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm., Inc., No. 98-1259, 2002 WL 2001552 (D.N.J. Aug.8, 2002). Because the district court correctly found that U.S. Patent No. 4,282,233 (the '233 patent) inherently anticipates claims 1 and 3 of the '716 patent, this court affirms.
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Schering Corporation (Schering) owns the '233 and '716 patents on antihistamines. Antihistamines inhibit the histamines that cause allergic…
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