Legal Opinion
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 6, 2007No. CIvil Action No. 02-11280-RWZPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ZOBEL, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction.112
II. Background of the Case.112
A. Ariad’s Invention .112
B. Obtaining Allowance.113
C. Lilly’s Drugs.114
D. Commencement of Litigation.114
E. The Jury Trial.114
F. Post-Verdict Motions.115
G. The Bench Trial.115
III. Discussion.116
A. Validity of the Patent Under 35 U.S.C. § 101.116
1. Exceptions to Patentable Processes.116
2. The Autoregulatory Loop Theorizes a Reduction in NF-kB Activity.117
a. Support for the Existence of the Autoregulatory Loop.118
b. Testimony of Ariad’s Expert, Dr. Ravetch .119
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