Legal Opinion
Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Lehman
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 28, 1997No. 96-1104PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Hoechst) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No. 95-CV-650 (October 27, 1995), granting summary judgment to Bruce A. Lehman, the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (the Commissioner), that Hoechst is not entitled to extend the term of its United States Patent No. 4,631,286 under 35 U.S.C. § 156 (1994). We affirm on the basis that Hoechst’s patent does not claim either the drug product which received regulatory approval or its use.
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