Replies to post #6273 on Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals Inc. (fka RCPIQ)

[gd6991]

Thanks Familyman. Makes sense to protect Star from having to defend against the same thing over and over by deep pocket BT. I'm still trying to figure out any possible scenario where Star settled for peanuts. Can't think of any.

[Bungler]

The issue on which RJR petitioned SC was invalidity based on indefiniteness under 35 USC 112, which is a question of law not fact. The Federal Circuit's decision on that issue is now final. In a new infringement lawsuit, another company could challenge validity on other grounds, but not on the issue of indefiniteness. Since it was a question of law, there could not be any new "facts" that another company could allege that could alter the Federal Circuit's conclusion of law as to indefiniteness under 35 USC 112. So at this time, the legal status is the patents have not been shown to be invalid based on prior art and are conclusively not indefinite under 35 USC 112.