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Medicines Company v. Hospira, Inc., No. 14-1469 (Fed. Cir. July 2, 2015)

Reversed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1469
Also Docketed
No. 14-1504 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
July 2, 2015
Judge
Hughes, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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The Medicines Company appeals the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware’s claim construction and non-infringement finding s. Hospira , Inc. cross- appeals the district court’s determination that the asser t- ed claims are not invalid under the on -sale bar, obviou s- ness, or indefiniteness . We conclude that the district court clearly erred in finding that the bivalirudin batches prepared by Ben Venue Laboratories before the critical date were not sold to The Medicines Company and were prepared primarily for an experimental purpose.