District Court, W.D. New York March 5, 2003, 00-CV-3161L (University of Rochester v. GD Searle & Co., Inc.)

DECISION AND ORDER

LARIMER, District Judge.

Patent law often involves subject matter and legal principles that can be both complex and arcane. But there are some basic principles that should be evident even to the lay person.

An “inventor” or patentee is entitled to a patent to protect his work but only if he produces or has possession of something truly new and novel.