President & Fellows Of Harvard v. Lee, No. 13-1628 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 29, 2014)

From the Opinion

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The President and Fellows of Harvard College and E.I. du P ont de Nemours and Co mpany ( collectively, Harvard) appeal from the district court’s grant of su m- mary judgment affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) finding that U.S. Patent No. 5,925,803 had expired as a result of a terminal disclaimer and refusal to enter new claims during the reexamination of the patent on that basis .