Genentech, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:18-cv-01518

Court:

California Southern

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Janis L. Sammartino

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  1. March 23, 2021

    Eli Lilly Loses $10M Fee Bid Over Genentech's Dropped IP Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected Eli Lilly & Co.'s bid for $10 million in attorney fees alleging Genentech Inc. dragged out litigation before dropping its patent suit over a psoriasis drug while noting Genentech unreasonably failed to tell the USPTO about a Federal Circuit decision weakening its claim to patent protection. 

  2. May 01, 2020

    Genentech Blasts Eli Lilly's $10M Fee Bid For Dropped IP Suit

    Genentech has told a California federal court that it acted in good faith when it accused Eli Lilly of infringing its patent through the sale of a psoriasis drug and therefore should not have to cover the $10 million Eli Lilly says it spent fending off the suit.

  3. April 02, 2020

    Eli Lilly Says Genentech Owes $10M In 'Unwinnable' Suit Fees

    Genentech knew it had no case when it accused Eli Lilly in California federal court of infringing its patent through the sale of a psoriasis drug, the latter said Wednesday in a bid to get Genentech to cover the $10 million it spent on attorney fees while fending off the suit.

  4. July 05, 2018

    Genentech Sues Eli Lilly For Violating Just-Issued Drug Patent

    Genentech has sued Eli Lilly for infringing the asserted claims of a just-issued patent through sales of Taltz, a psoriasis drug that has been on the market since 2016, according to a complaint filed in the Southern District of California.

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