Legal Opinion
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Noyo Nordisk, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided April 3, 2009No. 6:09-cr-00009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS, STAY, OR TRANSFER
RON CLARK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (“Sanofi”) filed suit against Defendant Novo Nordisk, Inc. (“Novo”) claiming that Novo’s disposable injection needle with an automatic safety lock infringes United States Patent No. 6,203,529. The '529 patent is directed toward a needle assembly for injection devices. Novo now moves to dismiss, stay, or transfer this case under the “first to file” rule in light of a prior, parallel declaratory judgment action brought by Novo in the Southern District of New…
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