Opinion ID: 2770245
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: At least one patent law issue is actually dis-

Text: puted Although a court would not necessarily be required to reach the patent law issues that underlie the causes of action alleged by NeuroRepair, at least one patent law issue is actually disputed by the parties. NeuroRepair claims Defendants’ wrongdoing hindered its ability to timely obtain patents of the same scope it would have obtained but for Defendants’ delay and mishandling. Defendants counter that the patent did not issue sooner because the claims as initially presented were not patentable and that Defendants had not narrowed the claims because “NeuroRepair had expressly ordered [Defendants] not to.” Appellees’ Br. 26. Whether the patent could have issued earlier and with broader claims is thus actually disputed by the parties.