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

Fed. Cir.

Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., No. 14-1693 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2014)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1693
Decided
December 5, 2014
Judge
Taranto, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
15 pages

From the Opinion

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Sandoz Inc. sued Amgen Inc. and Hoffman -La Roche Inc. to obtain a declaratory judgment that two patents , owned by Hoffman -La Roche and exclusively licensed to Amgen, are invalid and unenforceable and will not be infringed if Sandoz uses, offers to sell or s ells, or imports a drug product “ biosimilar” to Amgen’s Enbrel®.