I don’t disagree with you North and obviously there is no way that I could anything related to law with you even if you had your whole brain tied behind your back.
But my point was not specific or pointed towards patent law. Moore and Laurie are experts in patent law, but surely there are other scientific areas that they are not so well versed. Plus, how about all those district court judges who much more than likely are decided complex scientific questions with virtually no knowledge of the field - like Du.
north, if Amarin had competent attorneys who conducted the "thorough" analysis and understood the technology Hikma wouldn't have been able to poke holes in the application.