Interference 103,781
contested claims of Mycogen’s patents are invalid because
Monsanto invented the subject matter thereof before the priority
dates of Mycogen’s patents. See the Procedural History in
Mycogen Plant Sci., Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 243 F.3d 1316,
1320-1321, 58 USPQ2d 1030, 1033-1034 (Fed. Cir. 2001)(Paper
No. 125).
December 9, 1998 - The Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit reversed the Board’s June 19, 1997, judgment and remanded
(Paper No. 124). Barton v. Adang, 162 F.3d 1140, 49 USPQ2d 1128
(Fed. Cir. 1998)(Paper No. 118, Exhibit A).
September 8, 1999 - The U.S. District Court for the District
of Delaware entered a revised order (Paper No. 125, Exh. H) and
ruling on post-trial motions (Paper No. 125, Exh. I)(Mycogen
Plant Sci., Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 61 F.2d 199 (D. Del. 1999)).
See Mycogen Plant Sci., Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 243 F.3d at 1321,
58 USPQ2d at 1034 (Paper No. 146):
The district court granted Monsanto’s motion for
JMOL holding that the claims of the ‘600 and ‘862 patents
were invalid for lack of enablement pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 112. . . . .
September 8, 1999 - The U.S. District Court for the District
of Delaware entered a final judgment (Monsanto Co. v. Mycogen
Plant Science, Inc., No. 96-133-RMN (D. Del. Sept. 8, 1999)) in
an action brought by Monsanto Co. against Mycogen for
infringement of Claims 7-9 and 12 of Monsanto’s U.S. Patent
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