Legal Opinion
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Invamed Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 23, 2000No. 99-1466PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
As part of a settlement of a patent infringement case, the plaintiffs dismissed their complaint. A defendant then moved the district court (1) to impose sanctions for the plaintiffs’ alleged violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by filing a baseless suit without a proper investigation and (2) to determine under 35 U.S.C. § 285 that the case was “exceptional” and to award the defendant attorney fees. The defendant also contended that *1361the plaintiffs’ in-house counsel had violated a state rule .of professional conduct by-discussing and…
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Forest Laboratories, Inc. And Ony, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, and Tokyo Tanabe Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Superior Fireplace Company v. The Majestic Products Company and Vermont Castings, Inc., Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Glaxo Group Limited and Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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