Vivus, Inc. v. Kercso

ORDER DENYING COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT RE: INVENTOR-SHIP ISSUES

INFANTE, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Counterclaim defendants Vivus, Inc., Dr. Virgil A. Place, and Leland F. Wilson move for a summary judgment on Counterelaimant Josef E. Kercso’s First and Second Causes of Action. Counterclaim defendants request that summary judgment be entered on Kercso’s claim that he is the sole inventor, or at least a co-inventor, of the subject matter disclosed in the ’391 and ’535 patents, and on the claim that the patents should be declared invalid and/or…