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

Fed. Cir.

Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 18-1551 (Fed. Cir. May 8, 2019)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1551
Also Docketed
No. 18-1552 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
May 8, 2019
Judge
Lourie, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
16 pages

From the Opinion

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Amgen Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing Ltd. (collec- tively, “Amgen”) appeal from two decisions of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in two patent infringement actions brought by Amgen un- der the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”), 42 U.S.C. § 262 (2012). The court construed claims of U.S. Patents 6,162,427 (t he “’427 patent”) and 8,940,878 (the “’878 patent”) , Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc. , No. 14-CV-04741-RS, 2016 WL 4137563 (N.D. Cal. Aug.