Looking Ahead: Preclusive Effect of Prior Claim Construction

Shire v. Sandoz, M-893 (Fed. Cir. 2009)

In a recent order, the Federal Circuit agreed to hear an interlocutory appeal considering the issue preclusive effect of a prior claim construction decision. The patent in suit has been construed at least twice before, but the lower court here “refused to give preclusive effect” to either prior ruling. This will be an interesting case to follow.

2009-M893.2-6-09.1.PDF