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On a related note, Bill Marth claimed on a webcast in September that the Copaxone patent case was effectively decided in Teva’s favor already and that Teva would probably file a motion for a summary judgment that the patents are valid and infringed.

Has anyone seen such a motion?

Summary Judgment can be requested by either side in a case. It can also seek an order that certain facts are established such that they need not be proven at trial.

As I recall the practice, a defending party on a SJ did not even have to ask for SJ for the court to be able to grant the defending party SJ. (Admittedly, this was and likely remains a rare occurrence.)

Bottom line is that TEVA certainly could seek SJ (if they had not already) that the patents are valid and infringed.

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