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Implications of 'Amgen v. Sanofi' On the State of Enablement Law

The decision appears to take steps to harmonize the prior cases that appropriately were guided by the Wands factors with the cases discussing the "full scope" of enablement that have engendered some confusion in the law.

10 minute read April 01, 2021 at 12:07 AM
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Bruce M. Wexler, Aaron P. Selikson, Ashley N. Mays-Williams and Susan S. Hwang
Implications of 'Amgen v. Sanofi' On the State of Enablement Law

On Feb. 11, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that Amgen's asserted claims to genera of antibodies were invalid for lack of enablement.

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