RV sued for infringement. The judge granted RV's motion for judgment of infringement as a matter of law. The jury determined that the patent was valid and held that defendants should pay RV a royalty of seven percent on infringing sales. The judge then overturned the jury verdict and held that as a matter of law there was not sufficient evidence for the jury to hold the patent valid due to obviousness and prior invention. Medication that combines ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine is invalid for obviousness in view of the prior art.
Patent is invalid.