Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• to demonstrate sham lawsuit in antitrust context, defendant must show that lawsuit is objectively baseless and not legally viable and is merely an attempt to interfere with defendant’s business relationships
• “Plaintiff argues that . . . its loss of the ability to enter into third party contracts is sufficient to fulfill this requirement [of showing an interference with property]. However, the clear weight of case law is to the contrary.”
• “Plaintiff argues that its $2 million in attorney's fees and its loss of the ability to enter into third party contracts is sufficient to fulfill this requirement [of showing an interference with property]. However, the clear weight of case law is to the contrary.”

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Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Wolff v. Rare Medium, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2002-07-23· cited 45×
• Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. v. Unger
  S.D. New York· 1998-07-13· cited 39×
• In re Keurig Green Mountain Single-Serve Coffee Antitrust Litig.
  S.D. Illinois· 2019-04-03· cited 31×
• Cytyc Corp. v. Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1998-06-15· cited 25×
• Estwick v. U.S.Air Shuttle
  E.D. New York· 1996-12-09· cited 23×
• Nichols v. Mahoney
  S.D. New York· 2009-04-02· cited 18×
• Moore U.S.A. Inc. v. Standard Register Co.
  W.D. New York· 2001-02-22· cited 16×
• Twin City Bakery Workers & Welfare Fund v. Astra Aktiebolag
  S.D. New York· 2002-06-21· cited 9×
• Eavzan v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1998-11-19· cited 6×
• Bedford Affiliates v. Manheimer
  E.D. New York· 1999-03-24· cited 4×
• Smith v. City of New York
  E.D. New York· 1996-12-09· cited 3×
• Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2001-09-27· cited 3×
• Cheminor Drugs, Ltd. v. Ethyl Corp.
  D. New Jersey· 1998-02-05· cited 2×
• Eastern Effects, Inc. v. 3911 Lemmon Ave. Assoc., LLC
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2026-06-02

Cites

39 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Conley v. Gibson
  Supreme Court· 1957-11-18· cited 30,380×
• Hishon v. King & Spalding
  Supreme Court· 1984-05-22· cited 5,292×
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1961-04-03· cited 1,996×
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington
  Supreme Court· 1965-06-07· cited 1,808×
• Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-05-03· cited 953×
• Mills v. Polar Molecular Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1993-12-17· cited 848×
• Goldman v. Belden
  Second Circuit· 1985-02-12· cited 788×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,590 David Segal v. Lawrence Gordon, and Coburn Corporation of America
  Second Circuit· 1972-08-03· cited 409×
• Cortec Industries, Inc. v. Westinghouse Credit Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1992-03-30· cited 255×
• Williams v. Williams
  New York Court of Appeals· 1969-01-23· cited 229×
• American Footwear Corporation v. General Footwear Company Limited, and Universal City Studios, Inc., Intervening-Defendant-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1979-11-09· cited 182×
• Susan R. Frasier v. General Electric Company
  Second Circuit· 1991-04-12· cited 154×
• Cortec Industries, Inc. v. Sum Holding L.P.
  Second Circuit· 1991-11-08· cited 130×
• Aunyx Corp. v. Canon U. S. A., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-03-08· cited 123×
• Handgards, Inc., a Corporation v. Ethicon, Inc., a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-09-26· cited 122×
• Mitchell v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 1980-01-07· cited 122×
• Handgards, Inc., a Corporation v. Ethicon, Inc., a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1979-07-27· cited 121×
• Aunyx Corporation v. Canon U.S.A., Incorporated
  First Circuit· 1992-10-21· cited 105×
• In Re Convertible Rowing Exerciser Patent Litigation
  Federal Circuit· 1990-05-14· cited 103×
• National Ass'n of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Inc. v. Ayerst Laboratories
  Second Circuit· 1988-06-22· cited 93×

Other cases named Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2001-09-27· cited 3×
• Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 2001-09-27
• Bio-Technology General Corp. v. Genentech, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1996-10-07