Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc.

  1. July 06, 2018

    Fed. Circ. OKs $14M For Gilead After Merck's Patent Lies

    The Federal Circuit on Friday summarily affirmed a California federal judge's decision to make Merck pay Gilead Sciences Inc. $14 million in attorneys' fees after it was uncovered that a Merck in-house attorney behaved so outrageously during patent prosecution that the court had to overturn a $200 million infringement verdict.

  2. April 25, 2018

    Fed. Circ. Says Merck Atty's Lies Doomed $200M Patent Win

    The Federal Circuit upheld a decision wiping out a $200 million patent verdict Merck won against Gilead concerning hepatitis C drugs, agreeing Wednesday that "dishonest and duplicitous" behavior by a Merck in-house attorney barred the drugmaker from asserting the patents.

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