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Centocor v. Abbott Labs: Must You Only Preach What You Practice?

The Federal Circuit's decision on Feb. 23, 2011 in <i>Centocor Ortho Biotech., Inc. v. Abbott Labs.</i>, vacated a $1.67 billion verdict based on invalidity for insufficient written description. The case provides an example of when technology can be so complicated or unpredictable that the specification does not adequately explain how to practice the claimed invention.

20 minute read March 29, 2011 at 02:16 PM
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Irah Donner, Matthew Siegal And Clayton McCraw
Centocor v. Abbott Labs: Must You Only Preach What You Practice?

The Federal Circuit's decision on Feb. 23, 2011 in Centocor Ortho Biotech., Inc. v. Abbott Labs., __ F.3d __, 2011 WL 635291 (C.A. Fed. (Tex.) 2011), vacated a $1.67 billion verdict based on invalidity for insufficient written description.

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