Legal Opinion

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. v. Apotex, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 12, 2007No. 2006-1564PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Apotex, Inc. and Apotex Corp. (collectively “Apotex”) appeal the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey that Apotex infringes U.S. Pat. No. 5,401,741 (“the '741 patent”) and that the '741 patent is not invalid or unenforceable. Daiichi Pharm. Co. v. Apotex, Inc., 441 F.Supp.2d 672 (D.N.J.2006) (“Validity Determination”). Because the invention of the '741 patent would have been obvious in view of the prior art, we reverse.

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The '741 patent is drawn to a method for treating bacterial ear infections by topically administering the…

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