all - Opinion Summaries

CreAgri, Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In the context of acquiring trademark rights via "use in commerce," only lawful use in commerce can give rise to trademark priority.

Horphag Research Ltd v. Garcia

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark case involving Pycnogenol, an herbal supplement, summary judgment for plaintiff on its trademark dilution claim and a corresponding...

MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of a drug manufacturer's patent and contract declaratory judgment action, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, is reversed where...

Abbott Labs. v. Andrx Pharms., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging infringement of plaintiff's patents relating to extended release formulations of clarithromycin, grant of a preliminary injunction...

In re: Vital Basics Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Drugs & Biotech
In a dispute between parties to a long-term marketing agreement involving nutritional/dietary supplements and health care services, an arbitration...

Ventana Med. Sys., Inc. v. Biogenex Labs., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving patents relating to automated methods and apparatuses for staining microscope slides, grant of a judgment of...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharms., Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent suit brought by Eli Lilly involving a compound used to treat schizophrenia, which arose from defendants' filing of an Abbreviated New Drug...

Sucampo Pharm., Inc. v. Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, International Law
Dismissal of breach of contract claims due to forum selection clause in parties' licensing agreement is affirmed as the safety agreement under which...

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Sentencing
Sentence for introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce is affirmed where the court was justified in rendering an above-guidelines...

US v. Fallon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Sentencing
In the context of restitution and the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA), where the government demonstrates that a business transaction was...