Case review: Merck defeated in BMS patent row

On March 29, 2016, the US District Court for the District of Delaware denied Merck’s motion to dismiss a Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) patent under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) regarding the patent ineligibility (based on §101) of a method of treating a metastatic melanoma.

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Case review: Merck defeated in BMS patent row

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