In Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Merck & Co. Inc., Nos. 16-2302, 16-2615 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 25, 2018), the CAFC affirmed the district court's finding that misconduct attributable to Merck barred it from asserting two patents against Gilead under the unclean hands doctrine.  This appeal arose from an action relating to treatments for Hepatitis C, and more particularly Gilead's treatments Solvadi® and Harvoni®, which use the compound sofosbuvir.  Further discussion of the decision can be found on Finnegan's Federal Circuit IP Blog.

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