Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on April 22, 2009
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2009 4(6):386-387; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpp057
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Takeda entitled to fees based, in part, on baseless certifications
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, New York
Email: jrothman{at}fchs.com
Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd., v Mylan Labs., Inc., 549 F.3d 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2008), Federal Circuit Court, United States, 8 December 2008
The Federal Circuit affirmed the trial court's award to a plaintiff of over US$16 m in attorney fees based on baseless invalidity and unenforceability defences asserted by the defendants not just at trial, but also in their Notices of Paragraph IV certifications.
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