HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC. v. COBALT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. et al

Filing 346

ORDER denying Roches's 247 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying Apotex's motion for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 09/30/2010. (nr, )

HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC. v. COBALT PHARMACEUTICALS INC. et al

Doc. 346

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ------------------------------------------------- : HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : APOTEX INC. and APOTEX CORP., : : Defendants. ------------------------------------------------- : : ------------------------------------------------- : HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : COBALT PHARMACEUTICALS INC., : and COBALT LABORATORIES, INC., : : Defendants. ------------------------------------------------- : CHESLER, U.S.D.J. This matter having come before the Court on two motions for summary judgment, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56: 1) the motion for summary judgment of no inequitable conduct as to the `814 patent by Plaintiff Hoffman-La Roche Inc. ("Roche"), against Defendants Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Cobalt Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, "Cobalt") and Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (collectively, "Apotex"); and 2) the motion for summary judgment, by Apotex, that the 4,927,814 patent is unenforceable based on inequitable conduct; and the Court having considered the parties' submissions, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Opinion, IT IS on this 30th day of September, 2010

Civil Action No. 07-4417 (SRC) (MAS) Civil Action No. 08-3065 (SRC) (MAS) Civil Action No. 08-4053 (SRC) (MAS) (consolidated with 07-4417 for all purposes) ORDER

Civil Action No. 07-4539 (SRC) (MAS) Civil Action No. 07-4540 (SRC) (MAS) Civil Action No. 08-4054 (SRC) (MAS) (consolidated with 07-4539 for all purposes)

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ORDERED that Roche's motions for summary judgment (Docket Entry No. 193 in Civil Action No. 07-4417 and Docket Entry No. 247 in Civil Action No. 07-4539) are DENIED; and it is further ORDERED that Apotex's motion for summary judgment (Docket Entry No. 190 in Civil Action No. 07-4417) is DENIED.

s/ Stanley R. Chesler Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J.

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