Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Apotex Inc. v. UCB, Inc., No. 13-1674 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2014)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 13-1674
Decided
August 15, 2014
Judge
Reyna, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
17 pages

From the Opinion

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Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (collectively, “Apotex”) appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida finding that : (1) Apotex’s U.S. Patent No. 6,767,556 (“the ’556 p atent”) is une n- forceable due to inequitable conduct; (2) Apotex is jud i- cially estopped from alleging infringement of the ’556 patent by the accused products; (3) the asserted claims are indefinite ; (4) A potex disclaimed coverage of the accused produ cts from the scope of the ’556 patent’s claims;…