The Federal Circuit recently granted Abbott’s request for an en banc rehearing of its Therasense decision. The rehearing will focus on the fundamental elements of inequitable conduct. Inequitable conduct is a non-statutory (i.e., judge-made) doctrine and the court is entertaining arguments on how it should re-structure the doctrine.
The following documents will be helpful to anyone planning to file an Amici brief in the case:
Court Opinions on Inequtiable Conduct:
- Order re Petition for Rehearing En Banc.PDF (187 KB)
- Federal Circuit Panel Decision.pdf (225 KB)
- DistrictCourtDecision.pdf (330 KB)
Party Briefs Requesting Rehearing:
- Petition for Rehearing En Banc of Plaintiffs-Appellants Abbott.PDF (630 KB)
- Bayer_s Response to Abbott_s Petition for Rehearing.PDF (501 KB)
- BD_s Response to Abbott_s Petition fo Rehearing.pdf (811 KB)
- Reply of Plaintiffs-Appellants Abbott.PDF (233 KB)
Amicus Briefs on Rehearing Request:
- Amici Curiae Nine Intellectual Property Law Professors.pdf (927 KB)
- Amici Curiae Ole K. Nilssen.pdf (1671 KB)
- Amici Curiae The Honorable Bruce A. Lehman.pdf (3654 KB)
- Amici Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.PDF (472 KB)
Arguments to the Original Panel:
- Audio File of Oral Arguments
- Appellant Opening_Brief to Merits Panel NO APPX.pdf (730 KB)
- Bayer_s Response on Merits Panel.pdf (689 KB)
- BD_s Response on Merits Panel.pdf (727 KB)
- Appellant Reply Brief to Merits Panel.pdf (445 KB)
Lawrence Pope’s Motion to Intervene:
- Download Order
- Pope_Motion for Leave to Intervene.PDF (3850 KB)
- BD_Nova_Opposition to Motion.PDF (7006 KB)
- Bayer Opposition to Motion.PDF (365 KB)
- Pope Reply in Support of His Motion.PDF (408 KB)
Download all the documents in a big zip file. [Does not include POPE documents]
