On December 11, 2013, in Galderma Labs., L.P. v. Tolmar, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Newman, Bryson, Prost*) reversed the district court's judgment that U.S. Patents No. 7,579,377, No. 7,737,181,...more
On July 22, 2013, in Novozymes A/S v. DuPont Nutrition Biosciences APS, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader, Schall,* Bryson) affirmed the district court's judgment as a matter of law that U.S. Patent No....more
“[A]n agreement of confidentiality, or circumstances creating a similar expectation of secrecy, may negate a ‘public use’ where there is not commercial exploitation” [even] when an unaffiliated third party is responsible for...more
On April 16, 2013, in Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Watson Pharm., Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Lourie,* Schall, Prost) reversed the district court's summary judgment that U.S. Reissue Patent No....more