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· 9/17/2009

Merck Eprova AG v. ProThera, Inc.

Citations

  • 670 F. Supp. 2d 201
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126632
  • 2009 WL 4067209

How courts have described this case

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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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