Case Name: Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharms., Inc., Case No. RDB-04-3521, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131964 (D. Md. Sept. 27, 2016) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Skelaxin® (metaxalone); U.S. Patent No. 6,...more
In a case addressing the “safe harbor” provision of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that information submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug...more
On May 13, 2015, the Federal Circuit confirmed in Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that the safe harbor provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) can shield post-FDA approval activities from liability for...more
The Hatch Waxman statute created a safe-harbor provision, found at 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1), that allows ANDA filers and others to practice patented inventions without fear of infringement liability, provided the acts are...more