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Yeda Research and Development v. Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, No. 15-1662 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 20, 2016)

Affirmed in Part
Written Description
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1662
Also Docketed
No. 15-1663 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
September 20, 2016
Judge
Reyna, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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Yeda Res earch and Development Co., Ltd. (“Yeda”) appeals two decisions by the United States District Court for t he District of Columbia —one decided in 2008 (No. 2015-1663) and the other in 2015 (No. 2015-1662). Both district court decisi ons reviewed determinations by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences regarding Yeda’s assertion that Abbott GmbH & Co. KG’s (“Abbott”) U.S. Patent No. 5,344,915 ( the “’915 patent”) is invalid as anticipated.

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