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Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter | February 2025

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Welcome to the Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, our review of decisions and trends in the intellectual property arena. In this edition, we learn that the Federal Circuit always says never, patent publications...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

District Court: Factual Disputes Preclude Application of Safe Harbor to Gene Editing Technology at the Pleading Stage

The District of Delaware recently denied a motion to dismiss a patent infringement complaint involving gene editing technology that sought relief under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act. Specifically, the...more

Fish & Richardson

The Not-So-Safe Harbor for Research Tools: Lessons From the District of Delaware

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In BlueAllele Corp. v. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc., 2024 U.S. Dist. Lexis 222094 (D. Del. Dec. 9, 2024)1, the District of Delaware addressed several issues relevant to the safe harbor defense in Hatch-Waxman litigation. ...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Key Federal Circuit Patent Rulings Impacting Your Business - Recent Rulings

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In Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple, the Federal Circuit expanded the preclusive effect of non-infringement rulings. It ruled that prior judgments of non-infringement can prevent follow-on lawsuits involving...more

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The Final Word on an Alleged Infringer’s Intent in a Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor Analysis

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We have been monitoring the dispute between Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (“Edwards”) and Meril Life Sciences Pvt., Ltd. (“Meril”) before and after the initial Federal Circuit decision. The dispute focused on whether Meril’s...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Federal Circuit Reaffirms Scope of Safe Harbor Defense to Patent Infringement

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In 2019, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation sued Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. for patent infringement in the Northern District of California, with Fenwick representing Meril in the district court case and the recent appellate...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Advanced IP Considerations for Cell-and-Gene Therapeutic Companies Utilizing Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery Systems

As I have written about previously, the IP and competitive landscape for mRNA and lipid nanoparticles is complex. Pioneers, mid-stage, and new market entrants must take careful consideration of this landscape and develop a...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

A Dive Into Intellectual Property Liability for E-Commerce Platforms

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Online shopping has become increasingly popular in recent years. E-commerce sales surpassed $6.5 trillion in 2023 and are expected to total over $8.1 trillion by 2026. Convenience of product variety and online competition...more

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Codifying the Experimental Use Exception? USPTO Seeks Public Input

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a Notice on the Federal Register (“the Notice”) today requesting public commentary and input on the current state of the experimental use exception. The USPTO is...more

Jenner & Block

The Safe Harbor Provision in §271(e)(1) Protects Acts of Infringement Connected to Submissions of Data to Federal Agencies

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A split Federal Circuit panel recently held that the safe harbor provision of 35 U.S.C. §271(e)(1) providing a defense to infringement applies if the allegedly infringing activity is “reasonably related to submitting...more

Fish & Richardson

Federal Circuit Reiterates That an Alleged Infringer’s Intent Is Irrelevant in a Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor Analysis

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The Federal Circuit considered the relevance of an alleged infringer’s intent in a safe harbor analysis in Edwards Lifesciences Corp. v. Meril Life Scis. Pvt. The District Court had previously granted summary judgment that...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Section 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor Applies to Importation Regardless of Intent or Actual Use

A divided panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement, holding that importation of two product samples into the U.S. was reasonably related to obtaining FDA approval...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What Use Does § 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor “Solely” Protect?

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that the 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) safe harbor protecting certain infringing acts undertaken for regulatory approval applied to an alleged infringer’s importation of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Port in the Infringement Storm: When 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1)’s Safe Harbor Applies

Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit granted Meril Life Sciences safe passage out of the infringement storm — otherwise known as Edwards Lifesciences — continuing to chase it (at least for now). More specifically, a divided...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Wake of In re Cellect, District Court Interprets Safe Harbor Statute and Finds Patent Not Invalid for Obviousness-Type Double...

The District Court for the District of Delaware recently held on summary judgment that a patent with 2,295 days of combined patent term adjustment (PTA) and patent term extension (PTE) was not invalid for obviousness-type...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] 3rd Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA - October 10th - 26th, 1:00 pm EST

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA essentials, a critical competency for legal and business professionals in the biopharmaceutical arena. Attend ACI’s Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA Proficiency Series...more

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Sarepta and Catalent File Answers in REGENXBIO v. Sarepta Litigation

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Sarepta and Catalent File Answers in REGENXBIO v. Sarepta Litigation - As we previously reported, REGENXBIO Inc. and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania filed suit in Delaware against Sarepta Therapeutics,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents - May 18th - 19th, New York, NY

ACI’s 21st Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents returns to New York City, this May, to provide practical insights on how to maximize your patent term and develop strategies to enhance global protections for your patent...more

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Safe Harbor Exemption May Not Be So Safe

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Congress’s protection from patent infringement for drug developers created under the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 (Act) has been extensively litigated over the past three+ decades, but the scope of the so-called “safe harbor...more

Hogan Lovells

CTGT transactions: Beware of ripples in the safe harbor

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We increasingly encounter research and development collaboration partners relying on various research tools, cell lines, and other technologies to develop products and therapies within the cell, tissue, and gene therapy...more

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REGENXBIO v. SAREPTA: Make Sure You’re Safely Within the Safe Harbor Before Using a “Research Tool”

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Are patented products that are not themselves subject to FDA approval, but used to develop products that are subject to FDA approval, protected under the Hatch-Waxman safe harbor? While courts have reached different...more

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Delaware Judge Denies Sarepta Protection Under Hatch-Waxman “Safe Harbor”

On January 4, 2022, Judge Andrews from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware denied Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.’s (“Sarepta”) Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a complaint for infringement of U.S. Patent...more

Sunstein LLP

Does the Defense Production Act Provide a Safe Harbor Against Infringement Claims?

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The federal government’s ability to compel manufacture of supplies under the Defense Production Act has lately been in the news. Indeed, President Trump has issued an Executive Order authorizing the Secretary of Health and...more

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Federal Circuit Denies Hospira’s Petition to Rehear Safe Harbor Ruling in Epoetin Biosimilar Dispute

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The Federal Circuit has declined to reconsider its December 2019 affirmance of the district court ruling in the Amgen v. Hospira (epoetin alfa) dispute.  As we have previously reported, that ruling upheld a jury verdict...more

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Hospira Asks Federal Circuit to Take Fresh Look at Safe Harbor Ruling in Epoetin Biosimilar Dispute

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Last month, a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit affirmed a Delaware district court’s judgment of infringement against Hospira and $70 million damages award to Amgen in the parties’ BPCIA litigation regarding Hospira’s...more

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