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SSJR was successful in convincing the Court of Appeals that the District Court erred in its construction of the claim term “hand-grip size case” in U.S. Patent No. 6,043,663 by not giving the claim term its ordinary and customary meaning. As a result, the Appellate Court vacated the finding of […]

Benjamin J. Lehberger and Christopher H. Strate have joined the firm as Associates.

Presented at D. P. Ahuja & Co in Calcutta, India, Rich Basile addresses the history and circumstances that led to the case and the historic en banc ruling. The presentation also addresses the case’s potential impact on future cases involving claims of willful infringement.

In a recent Federal Court decision from the District Court of New Jersey, Judge Lifland has ruled on summary judgment that Sandoz’s (Eon Labs) generic version of Neurontin™ (gabapentin), does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,054,482 owned by Warner Lambert (Pfizer). In its decision the Court found that Sandoz’s generic […]

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a unanimous decision, affirmed the judgment of the trial court that Eon Labs’ generic version of Itraconazole does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,633,015 owned by Janssen Pharmaceutica (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.) In its decision the Federal Circuit agreed […]