Case Name: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY and Riker Laboratories, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Alphapharm Pty. Ltd., Intervenor-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-06-28
Citations: 295 F.3d 1274
Docket Number: Nos. 01-1369, 01-1370
Parties: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY and Riker Laboratories, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Alphapharm Pty. Ltd., Intervenor-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: LOURIE, Circuit Judge, with whom GAJARSA, Circuit Judge, joins, dissents in a separate opinion.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 295
Pages: 1274–1277

Head Matter:
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY and Riker Laboratories, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Alphapharm Pty. Ltd., Intervenor-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
. Nos. 01-1369, 01-1370.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
June 28, 2002.
Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, filed a combined petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc for plaintiffs-appellants. On the petition were Allen M. Sokal, Charles E. Lipsey, David S. Forman, and Gregory A. Chopskie.' Of counsel on the petition were Kevin H. Rhodes, and MarySusan Howard, Office of Intellectual Property Counsel, 3M Innovative Properties Company, of St. Paul, MN.
James F. Hurst, Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, IL, filed a response for defendant-appellee. With him on the response were Christine J. Siwik and Christopher Shearer.

Opinion:
ORDER
A combined petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc was filed by the plain tiffs-appellants, and a response thereto was invited by the court and filed by the defendant-appellee. This matter was referred first to the merits panel that heard this appeal. Thereafter, the petition for rehearing en banc, and responso were referred to the circuit judges who are authorized to request a poll whether to rehear the appeal en banc. A poll was requested, taken, and failed.
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for rehearing is denied.
(2) The petition for rehearing en banc is denied.
LOURIE, Circuit Judge, with whom GAJARSA, Circuit Judge, joins, dissents in a separate opinion.
The mandate of the court will issue on July 8, 2002.
SCHALL, and LINN, Circuit Judges, did not participate in the vote.