Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland v. Genentech, Inc., No. 12-1454 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2013)

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This case requires us to determine whether, based on a final judgment in the United States that a patent is not infringed, a party is entitled to an injunction preventing the patent owner from proceeding in a previously -filed foreign arbitration of a license to that patent. We con- clude that under Ninth Circuit law and the facts of this case, the injunction is not warranted. We therefore affirm the district court’s denial of the injunction. BACKGROUND Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (“Sanofi”) sued Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”) and Biogen Idec Inc.