Title: Merck & Co., Inc. v. Bayer AG
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 150, 2023
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: November 16, 2023

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
MERCK & CO., INC. 
 
 
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Plaintiff Below, Appellant,  
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No. 150, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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v.  
 
 
 
 
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Court Below:  Court of Chancery 
BAYER AG,  
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendant Below, Appellee. 
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C.A. No.  2021-0838 
 
Submitted:  November 1, 2023 
 
Decided:  November 16, 2023 
 
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, TRAYNOR, LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, 
Justices, constituting the Court en banc.  
 
O R D E R 
 
 
Now this 16th day of November 2023, the Court having considered this matter on 
the briefs and oral arguments of the parties and the record below and having concluded that 
the same should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Court of 
Chancery in its Memorandum Opinion decided on April 3, 2023;  
 
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the judgment of the Court of 
Chancery be and the same hereby is AFFIRMED.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Karen L. Valihura 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice