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  ArgueDate April 20
  ArgueYear 2005
  DecideDate June 13
  DecideYear 2005
  FullName Merck KGaA, Petitioner v Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd, et al
  USVol 545
  USPage 193
  Citation 125 S Ct 2372 162 L Ed 2d 160 2005 US LEXIS 4840 73 USLW 4468 74 USPQ2D (BNA) 1801 18 Fla L Weekly Fed S 394
  Prior On writ of Cert to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ''Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd v Merck KGaA'', 331 F3d 860, 2003 US App LEXIS 11335 (Fed Cir, 2003)
  Subsequent On remand at ''Integra Lifesciences I, LTD v Merck KGaA'', 2005 US App LEXIS 17342 (Fed Cir, Aug 17, 2005)
  Holding The Court held that the use of patented compounds in preclinical studies is protected under ยง271(e)(1) at least as long as there is a reasonable basis to believe that the compound tested could be the subject of an FDA submission and the experiments will produce the types of information relevant to an IND or NDA
  SCOTUS 1994-2005
  Majority Scalia
  JoinMajority ''unanimous''
  LawsApplied US Const


'' Merck KGaA , Petitioner v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., et al.'', 545 U.S. 193 ( 2005 ), is a United States Supreme Court case with ramifications for Patent Law . The dispute dates to approximately 1996 and centers on a federal law known as the " FDA Safe Harbor ".


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