Case Name: AstraZeneca LP v. Breath Ltd., 2015-1335, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 7525 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2015) -
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Pulmicort Respules® (budesonide inhalation suspension); U.S. Patent No....more
Case Name: Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Elan Pharms., Inc., 786 F.3d 892 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2015) (Circuit Judges Prost and Lourie, and District Judge Gilstrap presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Md.,...more
7/28/2015
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Classen Immunotherapies ,
Elan Pharmaceuticals ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs
Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Watson Labs., Inc., Fed. Cir. Nos. 2014-1799, -1800, 2015-1061, -1062, -1120, -1121, -1141, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8374 (Fed. Cir. May 21, 2015) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Taranto, and Hughes...more
7/27/2015
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Healthcare ,
Novartis ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prior Art ,
Watson Pharmaceuticals
Case Name: Shire Development, LLC v. Watson Pharms., Inc., 787 F.3d 1359 (Fed. Cir. June 3, 2015) (Circuit Judges Prost, Chen, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Hughes, J.) (Appeal from S.D. Fla., Middlebrooks, J.) -
Drug...more
7/24/2015
/ Claim Construction ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Healthcare ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prior Art ,
SCOTUS ,
Shire Development v Watson ,
Teva v Sandoz
Case Name: Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., v. Sandoz, Inc., Fed. Cir. Nos. 2012-1567, -1568, -1569, -1570, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10229 (Fed. Cir. June 18, 2015) (Circuit Judges Moore, Mayer, and Wallach presiding; Opinion by Moore,...more
7/23/2015
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Hatch-Waxman ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Teva v Sandoz ,
Vacated
Case Name: Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., Nos. 14-935-LPS, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4056 (D. Del. Jan. 14, 2015) (Stark, C.J.).
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Ampyra® (dalfampridine); U.S. Pats. Nos....more
Case Name: AstraZeneca LP v. Breath Ltd., Civ. No. 08-1512 (RMB/AMD), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17687 (D.N.J. Feb. 13, 2015) (Bumb, J.).
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Pulmicort Respules® (budesonide inhalation...more
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: 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
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: Depomed sued Actavis for infringing seven patents related to a dosage form capable of being retained in the stomach, allowing for the delayed-release of gabapentin in the small...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: 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