Legal Opinion
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Danbury Pharmacal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 2, 1989No. 89-1046PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Schwartz, C.J.), 694 F.Supp. 1 (D.Del.1988), holding its U.S. Patent No. 3,882,246 (’246) unenforceable because of inequitable conduct. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Presuming familiarity with Chief Judge Schwartz' comprehensive opinion, we describe here only the basic procedural facts and those particularly relevant to Merck’s arguments on appeal.
Merck’s ’246 patent claims a method of using cyclobenzaprine to treat certain types of skeletal muscle disorders. The ’246…
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