Hospira Has Already Filed A Notice Of Appeal, From The Cubist Trial Court Patent Decision Of Monday

So, as I said early on Tuesday morning, this one is at least 18 months away from being resolved -- with any form of certainty. Here is a bit of the Hospira filing:

. . . .Notice is hereby given that Hospira, Inc., defendant in the above-captioned matter, hereby appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the Order of final judgment entered in this action on December 8, 2014 (D.I. 136), together with all underlying orders, rulings, and findings, including without limitation the “Order Construing the Terms of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,468,967; 6,852,689; 8,129,342; and RE 39,071” (D.I. 59), “Order Denying Defendant’s Letter Request to file a Motion for Summary Judgment” (D.I. 107), and “Memorandum Opinion” (D.I. 135). . . .

And that (perhaps 18 to 24 month time frame) assumes that there will be no additional appeals from any decision ultimately entered by the Federal Circuit.

As ever, we will keep an eye on it -- so stay tuned.