Case Name: Otsuka Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Lupin Ltd., Civ. No. 21-900-RGA, 2024 WL 3618123 (D. Del. July 31, 2024) (Andrews, J.)....more
Case Name: Otsuka Pharm. Co. v. Mylan Inc., Civ. No. 14-4508 (JBS-KMW), 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184160 (D.N.J. Nov. 7, 2017) (Simandle, J.)....more
Otsuka announced today that it has agreed to pay Teva $50 million and later milestone payments for the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Fremanezumab in Japan. Fremanezumab, which targets the calcitonin...more
The court found that a different interpretation could result in marketing exclusivity for the original innovator drug in perpetuity. In Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. v. Burwell, the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
Case Name: Otsuka Phama. Co., Ltd. v. Zydus Pharms. USA, Inc., et al., Civil Action Nos. 14-3168 (JBS/KMW), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48689 (D.N.J. Apr. 12, 2016) (Simandle, C.J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit:...more
Addressing the pleading standard for induced infringement, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s claims finding that a formulaic recitation of the legal standard without...more
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC 1:15-cv-00831; filed September 17, 2015 in the District Court of...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
About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Savior Lifetec Corp. 5:15-cv-00415; filed August 21, 2015 in the Eastern District of North...more
Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more
Case Name: Otsuka Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Torrent Pharms. Ltd., Inc., Civ. No. 14-1078 (JBS/KMW), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50082 (D.N.J. Apr. 16, 2015) (Simandle, C.J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Abilify®...more
Two judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey have denied motions to dismiss for personal jurisdiction in Hatch-Waxman litigations based on the defendants’ compliance with New Jersey’s foreign...more
According to a recent decision by a Maryland federal court, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted permissibly when it approved generic versions of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s (Otsuka) product Abilify even though...more
On April 20, 2015, FDA filed a brief in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) or Preliminary Injunction (“PI”), addressed how Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Otsuka Pharmaceutical...more
Case Name: Otsuka Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Mylan Inc., No. 14-4508 (JBS/KMW), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35679 (D.N.J. Mar. 23, 2015) (Simandle, C.J.) . Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Abilify® (aripiprazole); U.S. Patents...more
As discussed in our April 13, 2015 blog, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (collectively “Otsuka”) had until April 15, 2015...more