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Saffran, M.D., Ph.D., v. Johnson & Johnson et al, No. 2:07-cv-00451 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2011)

Denied
Inequitable Conduct
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:07-cv-00451, Dkt. No. 326
Decided
March 31, 2011
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER - the Court concludes that Dr. Saffran did not commit inequitable conduct toward the PTO. The Court therefore finds that the '760 patent is not unenforceable and DENIES Defendants claim of inequitable conduct
Length
21 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants Johnson & Johnson ‘s (―J&J‖) and Cordis Corporation‘s (―Cordis‖) (collectively ―Defendants‖) claim of inequitable conduct. The plaintiff and defendants each filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. (Dkt. Nos. 314 and 315.) The Court also conducted a bench trial on March 2 , 201 1 on Defendants‘ counterclaim of inequitable conduct and the parties submitted their post-trial briefing on the issue after the bench trial. (See Dkt. Nos.

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