Neuralstem Loses Bid To Toss Stem Cell Patent Case

By James Armstrong

Law360, New York (November 03, 2009, 3:19 PM ET) -- A federal judge has again denied summary judgment to Neuralstem Inc. in its battle with fellow biotherapeutics company StemCells Inc. over patents related to stem cells, setting the stage for a trial.

Judge Alexander Williams of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Friday that he had not erred in a previous decision finding that granting summary judgment would require the court to engage in premature claims construction.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based StemCells Inc. initially filed the case back in 2006, claiming Neuralstem infringed...
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