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Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Dec 19, 2008
304 F. App'x 866 (Fed. Cir. 2008)

Opinion

Nos. 2006-1634, -1649.

DECIDED: December 19, 2008.

Joseph J. Zito, Zito tlp, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

Joshua M. Hiller, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, for defendant-appellee, Biogen IDEC. On the brief were David B. Bassett, of New York, New York, and David A. Wilson, of Washington, DC.

George F. Pappas, Covington Burling LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee, GlaxoSmithKline. With him on the brief were Jeffrey B. Elikan andKevin B. Collins. Of counsel was Scott C. Weidenfeller. Mary B. Graham, Morris, Nichols, Arsht Tunnell, LLP, of Wilmington, Delaware, argued for defendant-cross appellant. With her on the brief was James W. Parrett, Jr. Of counsel on the brief were Robert L. Baechtold, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper Scinto, of New York, New York; and Edward W. Murray and Mary J. Morry, Merck Co., Inc., of Rahway, New Jersey.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in Case No. 04-CV-2607, Judge William D. Quarles, Jr.

Before NEWMAN and MOORE, Circuit Judges, and FARNAN, District Judge.

Hon. Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., United States District Court for the District of Delaware, sitting by designation.


In light of our decision in In re Bilski, 545 F.3d 943 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (en banc), we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment that these claims are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dr. Classen's claims are neither "tied to a particular machine or apparatus" nor do they "transform[] a particular article into a different state or thing." Bilski, 545 F.3d at 954. Therefore weaffirm.


Summaries of

Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Dec 19, 2008
304 F. App'x 866 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec

Case Details

Full title:CLASSEN IMMUNOTHERAPIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIOGEN IDEC…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Dec 19, 2008

Citations

304 F. App'x 866 (Fed. Cir. 2008)

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