Case Name: Takeda Pharms. U.S.A., Inc. v. West-ward Pharm. Corp., Civ. No. 14-1268-SLR, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65317 (D. Del. May 18, 2016) (Robinson, J.) -
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Colcrys® (colchicine); U.S....more
8/3/2016
/ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Induced Infringement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Case Name: Ferring B.V. v. Actavis, Inc., Civil No. 15-4222 (SRC)(CLW), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69328 (D.N.J. May 26, 2016) (Chesler, J.) -
Drug Product and Patents-in-Suit: Lysteda® (tranexamic acid); U.S. Patent No....more
8/2/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Actavis Inc. ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(1) ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Watson Pharmaceuticals
Case Name: Reckitt Benckiser Pharms, Inc. v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civil No. 13-1674-RGA, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72391 (D. Del. June 3, 2016) (Andrews, J.) -
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Suboxone® (buprenorphine HCl...more
8/1/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Opioid ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Watson Pharmaceuticals
Case Name: In Re Bendamustine Consolidated Cases, No. 13-2046-GMS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75624 (D. Del. June 10, 2016) (Sleet, J.) -
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Treanda® (bendamustine HCl); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Merck & Cie v. Watson Labs., Inc., 2015-2063, -2064, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8782 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2016) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Mayer, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Mayer, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews, J.)...more
Case Name: Intendis GMBH et al. v. Glenmark Pharms. Inc., USA, 822 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2016) (Circuit Judges Prost, Moore, and Taranto presiding; Opinion by Moore, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Robinson, J.) -
Drug...more
7/27/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Bayer ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prior Art
Case Name: Spectrum Pharms., Inc. v. Burwell, No. 15-5166, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10095 (D.C. Cir. June 3, 2016) (Circuit Judges Griffith, Cavanaugh, and Wilkins presiding; Opinion by Griffith) (Appeal from D.D.C., Lamberth,...more
7/26/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Orphan Drugs ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sandoz ,
Spectrum
The Supreme Court of the United States recently held that royalty payments beyond the expiration of a patent are per se unlawful. However, many ground-breaking technologies being developed and licensed from the nation's...more
Case Name: Apotex, Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., C.A. Nos. 12-cv-9295, 15-cv-3695, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2126 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 8, 2016) (Coleman, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Benicar® and Benicar® HCT...more
A recent Federal Circuit decision on a writ of mandamus as to the scope of the estoppel provided in 35 U.S.C § 315(e) appears to be contrary to the scope that practitioners and the legislators had in mind when the America...more
Case Name: Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., Civil Action No. 14-2250 (MLC), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7555 (D.N.J. Jan 22, 2016) (Cooper, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl); U.S....more
Case Name: Supernus Pharms., Inc. v. Actavis Inc., Civil Nos. 13-4740 (RMB/JS), 14-1981 (RMB/JS), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14111 (D.N.J. Feb 5, 2016) (Bumb, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Oxtellar XR®...more
4/22/2016
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Actavis Inc. ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Case Name: Helsinn Healthcare, S.A. v. Dr. Reddy’s Labs. Ltd., Civ. No. 11-3962 (MLC), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27477 (D.N.J. Mar. 3, 2016) (Cooper, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Aloxi® (palonosetron); U.S....more
Case Name: Braintree Labs. Inc. v. Breckenridge Pharm., Inc., C.A. No 12-cv-6851 (AJN), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33336 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 15, 2016) (Nathan, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Suprep® (sodium sulfate /...more
Case Name: Shire Development, LLC v. Watson Pharms., Inc., Civ. No. 12-60862-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS/BRANNON, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40360 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 25, 2016) (Middlebrooks, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit:...more
Case Name: Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Epic Pharma, LLC, 811 F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2016) (Circuit Judges Prost, Reyna, and Stark [sitting by designation] presiding; Opinion by Prost, C.J.) (Appeal from S.D.N.Y., Stein,...more
Case Name: Warner Chilcott Co., LLC v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., 2015-1588, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4945 (Fed. Cir. March 18, 2016) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D.N.J.,...more
Case Name: Acorda Therapeutics Inc. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., 2015-1456, 2015-1460, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4942 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 18, 2016) (Circuit Judges Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto presiding; Opinion by Taranto, J.; Concurring...more
Case Name: Cumberland Pharms., Inc., v. Mylan Institutional LLC, Civ. No. 12-C-3846, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134495 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 2, 2015) (Pallmeyer, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Acetadote®...more
Case Name: Otsuka Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Zydus Pharms. USA, C.A. Nos. 14-3168 (JBS/KMW),14-4671 (JBS/KMW),14-5878 (JBS/KMW),14-6398 (JBS/KMW),14-7252 (JBS/KMW), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138853 (D.N.J. Oct. 13, 2015) (Simandle,...more
In today’s fast paced, if not neck-breaking, speed at which advancements in software development and platforms occur, one issue facing software companies is how to keep their competitors from obtaining the "secret sauce." ...more
Case Name: Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Dr. Reddy’s Labs., Ltd., Civ. No. 11-3962, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167048 (D.N.J. Nov. 13, 2015) (Cooper, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Aloxi® (palonosetron); U.S. Patents...more
Case Name: Spectrum Pharms., Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 2015-1407, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 17313 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2015) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Wallach, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Nev., Navarro,...more
Case Name: Prometheus Labs., Inc. v. Roxane Labs., Inc., 2014-1634, -1635, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 19556 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2015) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Taranto, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Dyk, J.) (Appeal from D.N.J.,...more
Case Name: Cubist Pharms., Inc. v. Hospira, Inc., 2015-1197, 2015-1204, 2015-1259, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 19662 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 12, 2015) (Circuit Judges Wallach, Bryson, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Bryson, J.) (Appeal...more