Hold the Mayo: Specific Method of Treatment for Specific Patients using a Specific Compound at Specific Doses to Achieve a Specific Outcome Is Patent-Eligible Subject matter

In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited, [2016-2707, 2016-2708] (April 16. 2018), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court;s determination that claims 1–9, 11–13, and 16 of U.S. Patent 8,586,610 (infringed and not invalid. The Federal Circuit noted that inducement … Continue reading Hold the Mayo: Specific Method of Treatment for Specific Patients using a Specific Compound at Specific Doses to Achieve a Specific Outcome Is Patent-Eligible Subject matter