Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., 874 F.3d 1316, No. 2016-2169, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21705 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2017) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Moore, and O’Malley presiding; Opinion by Moore, J.) (Appeal from D....more
The Federal Circuit reversed a finding of non-obviousness on Friday based on clear error by the District Court on factual underpinnings of its obviousness determination, in Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. Such...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., 12-1726-LPS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179103 (D. Del. Dec. 28, 2016) (Stark, J.). Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Natazia® (estradiol valerate/estradiol...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Case No. 12-1726-LPS, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96267 (D. Del. July 18, 2016) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Natazia® (estradiol valerate / dienogest); U.S. Patent No....more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-517 (GMS), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55752 (D. Del. Apr. 27, 2016) (Sleet, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Staxyn® (vardenafil hydrochloride...more
Case Name: Bayer Pharma AG v. Watson Labs., Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-517 (GMS), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57888 (D. Del. May 2, 2016) (Sleet, J.) - Drug Product and U.S. Patent(s)-in-Suit: Staxyn® and Levitra® (vardenafil...more
The Federal Circuit had the occasion to revisit the proper application of the on-sale bar under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) in ANDA litigation over claim 4 of U.S. Patent No. 6,441,168, which reads...more
Contraceptives were the subject of the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. But, unfortunately, it's a rather fact-specific case with nothing of prurient...more