United States Federal Circuit

Judgment of non-infringement is affirmed because the public use bar of 35 U.S.C. section 102(b) renders claim 1 of plaintiff's patent for an antidepressant drug invalid.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2004
• Published 04/23/2004

Judges

• Before RADER, BRYSON, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ford F. Farabow, Jr., Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.   With him on the brief were Robert D. Bajefsky, Howard W. Levine, Scott J. Popma, Jennifer S. Swan, Aaron M. Raphael.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deanne M. Mazzochi, Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-cross-appellants.   With her on the brief were Hugh L. Moore, Keith D. Parr, Hugh S. Balsam, and Kevin M. Nelson.   Of counsel were Paul J. Molino, Scott B. Feder, and William A. Rakoczy.