· 9/17/2009
Merck Eprova AG v. ProThera, Inc.
Citations
- 670 F. Supp. 2d 201
- 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126632
- 2009 WL 4067209
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- holding that tactical motivations could not be inferred when an “entirely reasonable explanation” existed for the moving party’s delay
- holding that tactical motivations could not be inferred when an “entirely reasonable explanation” existed for the moving party’s delay
- distinguishing joint representation from joint interest theories and noting that ‘joint representation is frequently confused with the ‘common interest’ doctrine’
- law firm, which represented drug manufacturer in patent application on behalf of corporate inventor, also represented inventor, who had joint attorney-client relationship with manufacturer
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Judges: James C. Francis IV
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