Case Name: Spectrum Pharms., Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., 12-cv-111-GMN-NJK, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22112 (D. Nev. Feb. 20, 2015) (Navarro, J.).
Drug Product and Patent-in-Suit: Fusilev® (levoleucovorin); U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,829...more
Case Name: Forest Labs., Inc. v. Amneal Pharms. LLC, Civ. No. 14-508-LPS, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23215 (D. Del. Feb. 26, 2015) (Burke, M.J.).
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Namenda XR® (memantine hydrochloride); U.S....more
Case Name: Ranbaxy Labs., Ltd. v. Burwell, 14-cv-1923 BAH, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29459 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2015) (Howell, J.).
Drug Products and Patents-in-Suit: Nexium® (esomeprazole) and Valcyte® (valganciclovir);...more
Case Name: Eli Lilly & Co. v. Mylan Pharms., Inc., Civ. No. 14-cv-00389-SEB-TAB, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30175 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 12, 2015) (Barker, J.).
Drug Product and Patents-in-Suit: Effient® (prasugrel hydrochloride);...more
Case Name: Senju Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Metrics, Inc., Civ. No. 14-3962-JBS/KMW, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41504 (D.N.J. Mar. 31, 2015) (Simandle, J.) ....more
Case Name: Apotex Inc. v. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., 2014-1282, -1291 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 5134 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 31, 2015) (Circuit Judges Taranto, Mayer, and Clevenger presiding; Opinion by Taranto, J.) (Appeal from N.D. Ill.,...more
Case Name: Civ. No. 3:14-cv-422-HEH, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146528 (E.D. Va. Oct. 14, 2014) (Hudson, J.) (Where patent holder disclaims patent and asks FDA to delist, but patent remains in Orange Book, declaratory judgment...more
Case Name: The Medicines Co. v. Mylan Inc., Civ. No. 1:11-cv-1285, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152433 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 27, 2014) (St. Eve, J.) (Generic drug manufacturer was liable for patent infringement as a matter of law when the...more
Case Name: Takeda Pharms. USA, Inc. v. West-Ward Pharm. Corp., Civ. No. 14-1268-SLR, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155981 (D. Del. Nov. 4, 2014) (Robinson, J.) (Given statements made in the accused product’s proposed labeling,...more
Case Name: Allergan, Inc. v. Actavis, Inc., Nos. 14-cv-638, 14-cv-188, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176551 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 23, 2014) (Gilstrap, J.) (Only an ANDA “received” by the FDA can form the basis for a patent infringement...more
Case Name: Spectrum Pharms., Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 2:12-cv-111-GMN-NJK, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179755 (D. Nev. Dec. 29, 2014) (Navarro, J.) (Because the ANDA product did not meet the claimed dosage strength,...more
Case Name: Warner Chilcott Co, LLC v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., Nos. 2014-1439, 2014-1441, 2014-1444, 2014-1445, 2014-1446, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 21946 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 18, 2014) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Reyna and Taranto...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: The issue here concerns whether the owner of a pharmaceutical patent may simultaneously assert a claim for infringement under § 271(e)(2), and a claim pursuant to the Declaratory...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Plaintiff filed suit alleging infringement of claims 1, 16, 36, and 37 of each of the patents-in-suit. The patents-in-suit all claim pharmaceutical compositions containing propofol...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: UTC claimed that Sandoz induced infringement of the ’007 patent by instructing physicians to dilute its product for use intravenously. The asserted claim required a particular...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Precedex is commonly used as a sedative. Specifically, the FDA has approved Precedex for two uses: (i) sedation of initially intubated and mechanically ventilated patients during...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Apotex appealed the district court’s finding that the ’556 patent was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. The ’556 patent describes a method for making moexipril tablets used...more
Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: The issue of infringement in this case relates entirely to dissolution rates. Apotex sought to market its generic product by designing around Ferring’s Lysteda. In its 2010 ANDA,...more
Plaintiffs hold an NDA covering tablets containing two strengths of zolpidem tartrate, which is used in the treatment of middle-of-the-night insomnia. In July 2013, TWi Pharms., Inc. (“TWi”) submitted an ANDA containing a...more
Lotronex was initially launched in 2000, but was subsequently removed from the market in light of serious side effects attributed to the drug. It was re-launched in 2002 with a new label. At the time, the ’770 patent was...more
Mylan filed a complaint on April 25, 2014, challenging a letter decision by the FDA, addressing the marketing exclusivity eligibility of celecoxib Abbreviated New Drug Application applicants. Mylan then filed a motion for...more
The defendants include generic ANDA applicants (the “generic defendants”) and the API manufacturer, Johnson Matthey, Inc. and Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials (collectively “JM”). Six summary judgment motions were...more
Case Name: Braintree Labs., Inc. v. Novel Labs., Inc., 749 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 22, 2014) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Prost, and Moore presiding; Opinion by Prost, J.; Concurrence-in-part and Dissent by Dyk, J.; Dissent by...more
The Hatch-Waxman Litigation and Life Sciences practice groups at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. are pleased to offer the latest edition of their quarterly publication regarding ANDA patent litigation issues and the...more
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