United States Federal Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringement suit involving product-by-process claims for a pharmaceutical product aimed at treating depression is affirmed where the claims of the patent at issue were invalid.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/24/2006
• Published 02/24/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ford F. Farabow, Jr., Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs/counterclaim defendants-appellants.   With him on the brief were Robert D. Bajefsky, Howard W. Levine, Sanya Sukduang, and Jennifer S. Swan., Hugh L. Moore, Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants/counterclaimants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Scott B. Feder, Hugh S. Balsam, and Kevin M. Nelson.   Of counsel were Keith D. Parr and Sara A. Lufrano.