Legal Opinion
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Athena Neurosciences, Inc. v. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 30, 2002No. 00-1467PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK.
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Athena Neurosciences, Inc. (collectively “Elan”) appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, granting summary judgment in favor of the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”).1 The district court held that Elan’s two patents in suit, United States Patent No. 5,612,486 for “Transgenic Animals Harboring APP Allele Having Swedish Mutation” (the '486 patent)…
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