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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Denies Pfizer’s Motion To Dismiss, Holds Allergan’s Claims for Defense Costs Are Ripe

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It’s back to business as usual for Commercial Division Justice Andrew Borrok, who recently issued a slew of decisions contributing to New York’s robust Commercial Division jurisprudence....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2019 Report: Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB - Summaries of Key 2018 Decisions: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharm....

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and Akron, Inc. petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of various patents owned by Allergan, Inc., which the Board instituted. One week before the scheduled IPR...more

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The Federal Circuit Finds Tribal Sovereign Immunity does not Apply in IPR

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On July 20, 2018, the Federal Circuit held that tribal sovereign immunity is not available as a defense in IPR. Allergan Pharmaceuticals owned patents that it had asserted in litigation against various generic...more

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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Dyk, Moore, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Tribal sovereign immunity does not shield Indian Tribe owned patents from IPR. ...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Declares Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Asserted In Inter Partes Review Proceedings

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision finding that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply to Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings. In so holding, the...more

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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is not entitled to Sovereign Immunity at the PTAB

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The PTAB dismissed the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s attempt to avoid IPR of patents covering Restasis®, which Allergan transferred to the Tribe in a highly publicized patent deal. See Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan Appeal Denial of Motion to Dismiss on Sovereign Immunity Grounds

Clearly wishing to maintain the momentum and initiative in its inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan jointly...more

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Generic Defendants Shed No Tears after Winning Motion to Add Incorrect Inventorship Defense

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The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted defendants' motion to amend their pleadings after the deadline for amending had passed. Allergan v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, No. 15-1455-WCB, 2017 WL 1512334...more

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