United States Federal Circuit

Judgment finding the existence of an interference-in-fact and an award of priority of invention to plaintiff in a patent dispute between pharmaceutical manufacturers is reversed as to the award of priority, due to the insufficiency of the evidence that plaintiff introduced regarding reduction to practice of the invention.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2006
• Published 02/06/2006

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, GAJARSA, DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John G. Taylor, Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Barry S. White and James K. Stronski., Thomas P. Heneghan, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, of Madison, Wisconsin, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey S. Ward and Charlene L. Yager.