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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
Actelion Pharmaceuticals LTD.,
Plaintiff,
V.
Hon. Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary ofCommerce for Intellectual Property andDirector of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office,
Defendant.
Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-304
Memorandum Opinion
This matter comes before the Court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiff
Actelion PharmaceuticalsLTD., Dkt. No. 12, and a Cross Motion for Summary Judgment filed
by Defendant Michelle K. Lee, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
("PTO"). Dkt. No. 15. Both motions concern the interpretation of, 35 U.S.C. § 154, the statute
whichprovides for a patent term adjustment—^the amount of time added to the life of a patent
due to delays during the patent application period. The dispute, amounting to a differenceof
four or five days ofadditional patent term may appear inconsequential. However, each additional
dayof patent term is of value to the holder, especially in the context of pharmaceutical patents.
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