Legal Opinion
Schering Corporation v. Roussel-Uclaf Sa, Involuntary v. Zeneca Inc. And Zeneca Holdings Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 8, 1997No. 96-1246PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Schering Corporation (Schering) and involuntary plaintiff Roussel-UCLAF SA (Roussel) are co-owners of a pharmaceutical patent. In October 1995, Roussel granted a license under the patent to defendants Zeneca Inc. and Zeneca Holdings, Inc. (collectively, Zeneca). Shortly before the license was granted, however, Schering filed an infringement action against Zeneca. When Zeneca sought to interpose the license as a defense, Schering responded that a prior agreement between Schering and Roussel barred Roussel from granting the license to Zeneca and that the license…
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