Legal Opinion
Merck & Co., Inc,plaintiff-Appellant v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 3, 1999No. 99-1044PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Merck & Co., Inc. appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1 wherein the court granted summary judgment that Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. did not infringe Merck’s United States Patents Nos. 4,832,957 (’957 patent) and 4,900,755 (’755 patent). The judgment is affirmed.
BACKGROUND
The ’957 and ’755 patents are directed to a controlled release formulation of a combination of the drugs levodopa and carbi-dopa, used to treat Parkinson’s disease. This combination of drugs was known for this use, but when used…
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