By Dennis Crouch
Briefing continues in the en banc appeal of TheraSense (Abbott) v. BD and Bayer. That case stems from a district court finding that the TheraSense patent was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct during prosecution of the patent. The Federal Circuit is taking the case as a vehicle for re-evaluating the judge-made-law of inequitable conduct. I have collected the majority of merits briefs filed thus far in the en banc rehearing. Becton Dickinson & Bayer’s opposing brief is due October 8, 2010. Amici-briefs in support of BD/Bayer are due the following week. Oral arguments are scheduled for November 9, 2010 in Washington DC. (This post merely provides briefs. Analysis to follow.)
Court Decisions:
Party Briefs:
- TheraSense (Abbott) Opening Brief: TheraSense.pdf (608 KB)
Amicus Brief filed in Support of TheraSense
- Sanofi-Aventis and Microsoft: AventisMicrosoft.pdf (791 KB)
- Ole Nilssen: Nilssen.pdf (1608 KB)
Amici Briefs filed in Support of Neither Party
- Apotex: Apotex.pdf (904 KB)
- United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO): USPTO.pdf (770 KB)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO): IPO.pdf (213 KB)
- Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA): FCBA.pdf (3291 KB)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA): AIPLA.pdf (1036 KB)
- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): BIO.pdf (4318 KB)
- American Bar Association (ABA): ABA.pdf (1501 KB)
- Boston Patent Law Association: BostonPLA.pdf (290 KB)
- Conejo Valley Bar Association: ConejoValley.pdf (385 KB)
- Houston IP Law Association: HIPLA.pdf (1424 KB)
- San Diego IP Law Association: SDIPLA.pdf (1246 KB)
- Kentucky IP Law Students: Kentucky.pdf (731 KB)
- IP Law Association of Chicago: Chicago.pdf (1080 KB)
- Washington State IP Law Association: WashingtonState.pdf (194 KB)
- Patent Attorneys from Eli Lilly: EliLilly.pdf (416 KB)
- SAP: SAP.pdf (126 KB)
- Acacia: Acacia.pdf (481 KB)
- Dolby: Dolby.pdf (128 KB)
- Professor Hricik: Hricik.pdf (102 KB)
- Professor Mammen: Mammen.pdf (616 KB)
- J&J + P&G: JJPG.pdf (1539 KB)
- 22 Patent Law Firms: PatentFirms.pdf (244 KB)
- Verizon: Verizon.pdf (151 KB)
- ECore International: ECoreIntl.pdf (1192 KB)
- EISAI Pharmaceuticals: EISAI.pdf (1490 KB)
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA): PhRMA.pdf (2425 KB)
