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

E.D. Tex.

Saffran, M.D., Ph.D., v. Johnson & Johnson et al, No. 2:07-cv-00451 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 20, 2011)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:07-cv-00451, Dkt. No. 338
Decided
September 20, 2011
Judge
T. John Ward, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - for the following reasons, the Court DENIES Dft motions
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court are Defendants‘ renewed motion for a judgment as a matter of law (―JMOL‖) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) and motion for new trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59. (Dkt. No. 333.) The Court has carefully considered the parties‘ positions and the applicable law, and for the following reasons, the Court DENIES Defendants‘ motions. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On January 12, 2011, a jury trial commenced in this case. Plaintiff Dr.