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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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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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Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. MSN Pharms., Inc.

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Entresto® (valsartan/sacubitril) - Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. MSN Pharms., Inc., Nos. 2024-2211, 2024-2212, 2024 WL 4969281 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Prost, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by...more

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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending September 20, 2024

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Vascular Solutions LLC, et al. v. Medtronic, Inc., et al., No. 2024-1398 (Fed. Cir. (D. Minn.) Sept. 16, 2024). Opinion by Mazzant (sitting by designation), joined by Moore and Prost....more

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Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Hospira, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

It has long been understood that claim construction can, and frequently is, dispositive in patent litigation.  This truism was the basis for the Federal Circuit affirming the District Court's decision against a generic drug...more

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Latest Federal Court Cases - November 2020 #2

Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal No. 2019-2402 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 5, 2020) - In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit addressed a lingering question about venue following the...more

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AstraZeneca LP v. Breath Ltd.

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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

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GENERICally Speaking - Vol. 4, No. 1

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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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Federal Circuit Finds Easy Solution to Avodart Solvate Written Description Question

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Are claims that recite a “solvate” of a chemical compound invalid for lack of written description if the patent does not describe any specific solvates? In GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Banner Pharmacaps, Inc., the Federal Circuit...more

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Federal Circuit Finds LUNESTA Patent Infringement Based on ANDA Product Description Not Avoided by Other Certifications

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In Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district’s holding of no Lunesta® patent infringement that was based on a certification submitted to the court, and found...more

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