Yeda Research & Development Co. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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The Federal Circuit affirmed the final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,232,250, 8,399,413, and 8,969,302 unpatentable as obvious in three inter partes review proceedings, holding that the Board did not err in finding the claims of the patents unpatentable as obvious.Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd was the assignee of the patents at issue, all entitled “Low Frequency Glatiramer Acetate Therapy.” The so-called “Copaxone patents” shared a common specification and claim priority to the same two provisional applications. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed petitions for inter partes review challenging all claims of the Copaxone patents on grounds pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103. The Board concluded that the claims were unpatentable as obvious. The Federal Circuit affirmed, holding that the Board’s actions were in accordance with law and supported by substantial evidence. View "Yeda Research & Development Co. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc." on Justia Law

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