Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. v. MATRIX LABORATORIES

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• explaining that more than mere structural similarity must be identified as a reason to select a compound as a lead compound; “knowledge in the art of the functional properties and limitations of the prior art compounds” are also important to the analysis
• “Potent and promising activity in the prior art trumps mere structural relationships.”

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