Federal Circuit Agrees: Generic Heartburn Drug Does Not Infringe Patent

Mealey's (March 1, 2019, 10:19 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Massachusetts federal judge did not err in vacating a jury’s award of $10 million on behalf of a patent owner because the underlying patent was not infringed, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Feb. 28 (Brigham & Women’s Hospital Inc. v. Perrigo Company, et al., Nos. 2017-1950, -2021, -2555, 18-1243, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 5988)....