As we close out another calendar year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2021 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. There were many interesting decisions and other developments in district...more
Fresenius launches suit against Gland Pharma over pain management drug patent - In a case before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Fresenius alleges Gland Pharma infringed on its patent for the pain...more
Case Name: Hospira, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, 946 F.3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2020) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk, and Moore presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from N.D. Ill., Pallmeyer, J.)....more
Case Name: Hospira, Inc. v. Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Civ. Nos. 16 C 651, 17 C 7903, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212916 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 17, 2018) (Pallmeyer, J.)....more
Case Name: Shire Orphan Therapies LLC v. Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, Civ. No. 15-1102-GMS, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93911 (D. Del. June 5, 2018) (Sleet, J.)....more
Case Name: Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC v. Fera Pharms., LLC, No. 15-cv-3654 (KM)(MAH), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128126 (D.N.J. Sept. 20, 2016) (McNulty, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Levothyroxine Sodium for...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Ltd. et al. 1:15-cv-00539; filed June 25, 2015 in the District...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Plaintiff filed suit alleging infringement of claims 1, 16, 36, and 37 of each of the patents-in-suit. The patents-in-suit all claim pharmaceutical compositions containing propofol...more