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ANDA Litigation Settlements

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Reported settlements in federal district court cases - This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant...more

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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharms. Inc. v. Apotex Inc.

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Tradjenta® (linagliptin) - Case Name: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharms. Inc. v. Apotex Inc., Civ. No. 23-685-CFC, 2025 WL 71979 (D. Del. Jan. 10, 2025) (Connolly, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Tradjenta® (linagliptin);...more

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Alcon Inc. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. Ltd.

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Simbrinza® (brinzolamide / brimonidine) - Case Name: Alcon Inc. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. Ltd., Civ. No. 22-1422-WCB, 2025 WL 457119 (D. Del. Feb. 5, 2025) (Bryson, C.J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit:  Simbrinza®...more

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Mallinckrodt Pharms. Ireland Ltd. v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC

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INOMax® (nitric oxide) - Case Name: Mallinckrodt Pharms. Ireland Ltd. v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC, Civ. No. 22-1648-RGA, 2025 WL 472557 (D. Del. Feb. 12, 2025) (Andrews, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: INOMax® (nitric...more

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Metacel Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Rubicon Research Private Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2025)

The Federal Circuit affirmed a District Court decision that the label for a generic drug obtained from an ANDA would not induce infringement by reciting optional drug storage conditions the read on the NDA holder's Orange...more

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Hard to Stomach: Things You Say to Prosecute a Patent Can and Will Be Used Against You

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AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. ALKEM LABORATORIES LTD. Before Murphy, Moore, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Arguments and amendments made during prosecution of a parent...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Findings Of Non-Obviousness And Infringement Of Method Of Treatment Patent Claiming Dosing Regimen For...

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On March 28, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey decision that Mylan Laboratories Ltd. (“Mylan”) induced...more

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Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Labs. Ltd.

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Invega Trinza® (paliperidone palmitate) - Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Labs. Ltd., No. 2023-2042, 2025 WL 946390 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2025) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Prost, and District Judge Goldberg presiding;...more

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In Patent Prosecution, You Have the Right to Remain Silent. Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You in the Court of Law

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While a Miranda warning isn’t given prior to starting substantive examination, perhaps it should be. In Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Alkem Laboratories, Ltd., a precedential decision issued on April 8, 2025, the Federal...more

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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 11, 2025

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Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Alkem Laboratories Ltd., No. 2023-1977 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) Apr. 8, 2025). Opinion by Murphy (sitting by designation), joined by Moore and Chen. Azurity owns a patent directed to non-sterile...more

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Prosecution Disclaimer Alive and Well, Especially in Closed Claim

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s noninfringement determination, finding that the presence of a disclaimed compound in the accused product precluded infringement. Azurity Pharm., Inc....more

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Latest Federal Court Cases: Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Alkem Laboratories Ltd.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Appeal No. 2023-1977 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 8, 2025) In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit affirmed that defendant Alkem’s proposed generic antibiotic did not...more

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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Drug Litigation Overview and Trends

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The recent uptick and rise in popularity of GLP-1 drugs for addressing weight loss and obesity has led to an increase in U.S. litigation involving this class of drugs. Over the past few years, litigation has focused on a wide...more

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Federal Circuit Confirms Deductibility of Hatch-Waxman Litigation Expenses

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On March 21, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a precedential opinion that legal fees incurred by generic drug companies in defending against patent infringement suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman Act...more

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A Later-Discovered Improvement to an Invention Cannot Be Used To Reach Back and Invalidate an Earlier-Filed Patent

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Novartis markets and sells a combination therapy of valsartan and sacubitril under the brand name Entresto® for the treatment of various forms of heart failure. MSN submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application seeking...more

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IP Hot Topic: Senate Bill Seeks to Create New Skinny Label Protections

A bipartisan Senate bill dubbed the “Skinny Label, Big Savings Act” was introduced in January. The bill would expand the scope of protection afforded by section viii carve-outs, a mechanism that allows Abbreviated New Drug...more

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Federal Circuit: Written Description and Enablement Depend on What a Patent 'Claims,' Not What the Claims Cover

The Federal Circuit recently reversed a district court decision that found a patent that did not describe after-arising technology failed to satisfy the written description requirement. In so doing, the Federal Circuit...more

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Melinta Therapeutics, LLC v. Nexus Pharms., Inc.

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Minocin® (minocycline) - Case Name: Melinta Therapeutics, LLC v. Nexus Pharms., Inc., Civ. No. 21-2636, 2024 WL 4799896 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 15, 2024) (Kness, J.)  Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Minocin® (minocycline);...more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Decision Finding Lack of Written Description for Patent Claiming a Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising...

The Federal Circuit recently reversed a District of Delaware decision that invalidated claims of Novartis’s Orange Book listed patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,101,659 (the “’659 patent”), for its blockbuster drug Entresto®, a...more

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Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc.

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OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl) - Case Name: Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., No. 2023-1953, 2024 WL 5244764 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 30, 2024) (Circuit Judges Prost, Reyna, and Taranto presiding; Opinion by Prost, J.)...more

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Federal Circuit Says Proper Orange Book-Listed Patent Must Claim Active Ingredient

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In Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, the Federal Circuit jumped on the bandwagon of scrutinizing the types of patents that can be listed in the Food & Drug...more

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2024 Hatch-Waxman Year in Review

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In 2024, the Hatch-Waxman Act continued to play a critical role in the U.S. pharmaceutical landscape, driving the dynamics between brand-name drugmakers and generics. This landmark legislation, enacted to encourage innovation...more

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Transparency Is the Best Medicine: Device Parts Don’t Justify Orange Book Listing

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s delisting of patents from the Orange Book because the patent claims did not “claim the drug that was approved” or the active ingredient of the drug...more

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Hatch-Waxman 201

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For branded drugmakers, the development of a pharmaceutical product approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) all but assures generic competition. As discussed during the first installment of our Hatch-Waxman series,...more

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Case-Narrowing Decisions are a One-Way Street: Reviewing Exeltis USA v. Lupin Ltd.

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Exeltis USA, Inc. and other parties (Exeltis) recently prevailed against Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lupin) in a patent infringement suit brought in the District of Delaware. After a three-day bench trial, the...more

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