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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property

May 14, 2019

Another win for Sandoz; another nail in the coffin of the doctrine of equivalents

On May 8, in Amgen v. Sandoz, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed the biosimilar giant another win in two related cases in the long-running legal battle that started in 2014, when Amgen brought the very first patent infringement case under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.

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Limin's practice emphasizes patent and other complex technology litigation and spans a broad range of technologies, with a focus on biotechnology, biotherapeutics, and medical devices.

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Another win for Sandoz; another nail in the coffin of the doctrine of equivalents
Affirming the district court, the Federal Circuit reasoned that different claim terms are presumed to have different meanings, and Amgen was stuck with its own claim drafting. (Employees gathering at an Amgen manufacturing facility, New York Times News Service)

On May 8, in Amgen v. Sandoz, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed the biosimilar giant another win in two related cases in the long-running legal battle that started in 2014, when Amgen brought the very first patent infringement case under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation ...

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