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…prior art reference need not demonstrate utility in order to serve as an anticipating reference under section 102.
at p. 1326
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On-LINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. Perkin-Elmer Corp.
prior art reference need not demonstrate utility in order to serve as an anticipating reference under section 102.
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Mangosoft v. Oracle
prior art reference need not demonstrate utility in order to serve as an anticipating reference under section 102.
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Mangosoft, Inc. v. Oracle Corp.
prior art reference need not demonstrate utility in order to serve as an anticipating reference under section 102.
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Baxalta Incorporated v. Bayer HealthCare LLC
(2×)
Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1323.
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Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep GbR v. Lilly
The ap-pellee argued that the prior art reference did not anticipate because it presented data showing that the method did not have anti-tumor effects, while the patent contained data showing the opposite. 413 F.3d at 1326.
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Petito v. Puritan's Pride, Inc.
(8×)
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In Rasmusson, the Federal Circuit upheld the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences’ determination that a patent for the use of finasteride to treat prostate cancer was invalid for lack of utility. 413 F.3d at 1322.
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Eli Lilly and Co. v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC
(4×)
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There, the Court was faced with determining a priority date between two patent applications “relatefd] to a method of treating a type of prostate cancer by administering a chemical compound called finasteride.” Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1320.
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In Re Gleave
Impax Labs., 545 F.3d at 1315; Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1326.
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In Re '318 Patent Infringement Litigation
When one of the guesses later proved true, the “inventor” would be rewarded the spoils instead of the party who demonstrated that the method actually worked. 413 F.3d at 1325.
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In Re '318 Patent Infringement Litigation
When one of the guesses later proved true, the “inventor” would be rewarded the spoils instead of the party who demonstrated that the method actually worked. 413 F.3d at 1325.
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Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Id. at 1384.
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Impax Laboratories, Inc. v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(10×)
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In Rasmusson, we held that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ("Board") erred in determining that a prior art reference was not enabling and thus not anticipatory. 413 F.3d at 1325-26.
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Tas v. Beachy
To satisfy the enablement requirement, the specification must describe the manner of making and using the invention “in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art ... to make and use the same....” 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 1; see Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 , 1322 (Fed.Cir.2005).
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Abbvie Inc. v. Mathilda & Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Trust
Rather, anticipation only requires that those suggestions be enabling to one of skill in the art.” Bristol-Myers Squibb, 246 F.3d at 1379 (Fed.Cir.2001); see Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 , 1326 (Fed.Cir.2005) (agreeing with litigant that Bristol-Myers Squibb “stands for the broader proposition that proof of efficacy is not required in order for a reference to be enabled for purposes of anticipation” under 35 U.S.C. § 102 ). 299.
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In Re '318 Patent Infringement Litigation
See Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 , 1325 (Fed.
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Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
See Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 , 1325 (Fed.Cir.2005) (“If mere plausibility were the test for enablement under section 112, applicants could obtain patent rights to ‘inventions’ consisting of little more than respectable guesses as to the likelihood of their success.
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Eli Lilly and Co. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA
See Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1323; Brana, 51 F.3d at 1566 .
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Eli Lilly & Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
See Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1323 (Fed.Cir.2005); In re Brana, 51 F.3d at 1566 .
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Human Genome Sciences, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.
See Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 (Fed.Cir.2005). 21 The Board did not provide a comparable signal in either the '240 or '361 interferences. 22 In both cases, the Board appeared willing to move forward on priority, an issue within its “experience and expertise,” see Cerro, 620 F.2d at 970-71 , and did not note any potential futility in doing *523 so.
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Human Genome Sciences, Inc. v. Amgen, Inc.
See, e.g., Rasmusson et al. v. Smithkline *475 Beecham Corporation, Interference No. 104,-646, Paper 139 (October 8, 2003) (D.I.20, ex. 1) (the Board’s decision, ultimately reviewed by the Federal Circuit, Rasmusson v. Smith-Kline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318 (Fed.Cir.2005), was based on a party’s request for entry of an adverse judgment).
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Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Bio-Technology General Corp.
The ’196 patent suffices as an anticipatory prior art reference if it discloses in an enabling manner the production of PHC hemihydrate.”); see also Rasmusson, 413 F.3d at 1326; Bristol-Myers Squibb, 246 F.3d at 1379; In re Donohue, 766 F.2d at 533 .
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Rasmusson
v.
Smithkline Beecham Corporation
v.
Smithkline Beecham Corporation
2004-1191.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Jul 7, 2005.
413 F.3d 1318
Cited by 2 opinions | Published
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
ERRATA
July 7, 2005
Appeal No. 04-1191 and 04-1192
Rasmusson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
Decided: June 27, 2005 Precedential Opinion
Change the opinion as follows:
• On page 7, line 17, replace “628 F.2d 1327, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 1980)” with “628 F.2d 1322, 1332 (CCPA 1980)”