Legal Opinion

Chiron Corporation v. Genentech, Inc., Defendant-Cross

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided March 30, 2004No. 03-1158, 03-1159PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RADER, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California entered judgment in favor of Genentech that all claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,054,561 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 102 because none of the asserted claims is entitled to priority to a series of applica*1250tions filed in 1984, 1985, and 1986. Chiron Corp. v. Genentech, Inc., No. Civ. S-00-1252 WBS GGH (Sept. 9 & Oct. 23, 2002). Because Chiron did not adequately disclose or support the subject matter of its '561 patent in its 1984, 1985, or 1986 applications, this court affirms the…

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