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Category: Double Patenting

  • In re Fallaux (Fed. Cir. 2009)

        By Donald Zuhn — On May 6, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirming the final rejection of U.S. Application No. 10/618,526 for obviousness-type double patenting.  Appellants Frits Jacobus Fallaux, Robert Cornelis Hoeben, Alex Jan Van Der Eb, Abraham Bout, and Domenico Valerio are the named…

  • Procter & Gamble Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2009)

        By Donald Zuhn — The Federal Circuit today affirmed a determination by the District Court for the District of Delaware that U.S. Patent No. 5,583,122 was not invalid as obvious nor invalid for obviousness-type double patenting.  The '122 patent, which is owned by Plaintiff-Appellee Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), relates to the compound risedronate,…