Legal Opinion

Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation v. Genentech, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided February 24, 1989No. C-83-5423-WWS, C-83-5424-WWSPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge.

CONTENTS

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I. Introduction 1549

II. Anticipation 1550

III. Best Mode 1552

IV. Inequitable Conduct 1555

A. The Reissue File History 1555

B. The Facts Disclosed in Discovery 1556

V. Reissue Application 1557

A. Background Facts 1557

B. Scope of the Original Patent 1559

C. Sufficiency of the Declarations 1560

D. Deference to the Examiner’s Decision 1561

E. Deference to the PTO 1562

VI. Conclusion 1562

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court are various motions for summary or partial summary judgment filed by plaintiffs Scripps Clinic and Research…

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  2. American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Kingsdown Medical Consultants, Ltd. And E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Hollister IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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  1. Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation v. Genentech, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  2. Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation, Revlon, Inc., and Rorer Group Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., Defendant/cross-Appellant, and Miles, Inc., Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation and Revlon, Inc. v. Chiron CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  3. Sloan Valve Co. v. Zurn Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
  4. Biogen, Inc. v. Amgen, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
  5. Wahpeton Canvas Co. v. BremerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995

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