Inverness v. Pfizer
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
New Jersey district court grants Inverness' motion for preliminary injunction against Pfizer on findings the firm's e.p.t. pregnancy tests, as manufactured by Apogent subsidiary ABI, infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,352,862. Order precludes Pfizer from selling e.p.t. tests until case is settled. According to Inverness, Pfizer has said it is in the process of replacing the ABI version of its e.p.t. tests with an alternative product. However, Inverness alleges the replacement version also infringes the same patent. Court has scheduled a hearing to decide whether sale of Pfizer's new e.p.t. tests also should be preliminarily enjoined; Pfizer likely will appeal the decision...