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RHONE-POULENC AGRO, S.A. v. DEKALB GENETICS CORP.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trade Secrets
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the fraudulent inducement, trade secret misappropriation, and patent infringement jury verdicts in favor of...

GLAXO WELLCOME INC. v. ANDRX PHARMS., INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court erred in its construction of the claims for a smoking-cessation medicine, thus summary judgment of noninfringement is vacated.

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. v. OKULEY

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court lacked jurisdiction to review the inventorship of an unissued patent, and summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed in an action...

COLLINS v. AM. HOME PRODS. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Product liability claims against manufacturers of a childhood vaccine, pharmacies, and the physicians who prescribed it are remanded to the state...

JANSEN v. REXALL SUNDOWN, INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's decision granting summary judgment that defendant has not infringed plaintiff's patent, directed to methods of preventing anemia...

UNIV.OF COLORADO FOUND., INC. v. AM. CYANAMID CO.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for fraudulent nondisclosure and unjust enrichment, where defendant copied parts of a confidential manuscript to obtain a patent to...

TRANSUE v. AESTHETECH CORP.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The district court should have instructed on strict liability with respect to appellant's manufacturing defect claim in a suit alleging a defective...

STANTON v. ST. JUDE MED., INC.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
District court did not err in dismissing a tort action against a manufacturer that used its process to apply defendant's patented coating to fabric...

BAYER AG v. HOUSEY PHARMS., INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
Infringement under 35 U.S.C. section 271(g) is limited to physical goods that were manufactured and does not include information generated by a...

CORDIS CORP. v. MEDTRONIC AVE, INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court erred in its claim construction and its application of prosecution history estoppel for a patent dealing with expandable coronary...