United States Federal Circuit

Grant of summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringement case involving a medicinal compound and a method of administering the compound is affirmed on the ground that the patent at issue was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2006
• Published 02/16/2006

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis J. Mondolino, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant Ferring B.V. With him on the brief were Stephen B. Judlowe, Esther H. Steinhauer, Edward M. Reisner, Jeffrey M. Gold, and Timothy P. Heaton., Gerald Sobel, Kaye Scholer LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. With him on the brief were Aaron Stiefel and Daniel P. DiNapoli.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel F. Attridge, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Edward C. Donovan, Charanjit Brahma, John T. Battaglia, and John C. O'Quinn.