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Ingenus Pharms., LLC v. Nexus Pharms., Inc.

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Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: Cyclophosphamide is an antineoplastic agent used to treat various cancers, including lymphomas, myeloma, leukemia, and breast carcinoma. The ’952 patent, issued to Plaintiffs in May...more

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United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Techs., Inc.

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Nature of the Case and Issue(s) Presented: UTC’s ’782 patent claims a method for treating pulmonary hypertension (“PH”). PH manifests in different varieties, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (“PAH”) and pulmonary...more

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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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Federal Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Celltrion in Aflibercept BPCIA Litigation

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On March 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia’s entry of a preliminary injunction preventing Celltrion, Inc. (“Celltrion”) from...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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Federal Circuit Reverses Decision Finding Lack of Written Description for Patent Claiming a Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising...

The Federal Circuit recently reversed a District of Delaware decision that invalidated claims of Novartis’s Orange Book listed patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,101,659 (the “’659 patent”), for its blockbuster drug Entresto®, a...more

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2024 Hatch-Waxman Year in Review

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In 2024, the Hatch-Waxman Act continued to play a critical role in the U.S. pharmaceutical landscape, driving the dynamics between brand-name drugmakers and generics. This landmark legislation, enacted to encourage innovation...more

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Federal Circuit Considers Patentability of Overlapping Ranges

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In UCB Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgement of invalidity on obviousness grounds but reversed the finding of anticipation. In reaching its decision on anticipation,...more

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PTAB Decision Invalidating Claims Finding Lack of Written Description and Later Priority Date Upheld by Federal Circuit

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Procedural History - Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., Case No. 2021-2168 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2023) is an appeal by the Regents of the University of Minnesota (“Minnesota”) from a final...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium - September 21st - 22nd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s 8th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium returns in person to Chicago on September 21-22! Join leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand name and generic drug companies to receive up-to-the-minute...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Conference - April 26th - 27th, New York City, NY

Premier forum which shapes the law, policy, and proceedings of Paragraph IV Litigation is back to New York City on April 26-27! Pharmaceutical patent practitioners from across the globe attend this flagship conference to...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Paragraph IV Disputes - October 6-7, 8:00 am-6:00 pm EDT

For the past 13 years, leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand name and generic drug companies gather at the Paragraph IV Disputes conference to discuss, debate, and analyze the latest trends, judicial rulings and...more

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Court Rejects Theory Of Derivation Based On FDA Requirement

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The Federal Circuit decision in Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Mylan Institutional LLC may be more interesting for what Mylan argued than for what the Federal Circuit decided. However, it could be an important decision...more

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An Inflectra Update -- Pfizer Announces Launch of REMICADE® Biosimilar

On April 5, 2016, the FDA approved Celltrion's application to market a biosimilar to Janssen Biotech Inc.'s REMICADE® (infliximab) anti-TNF-a antibody (see "FDA Approves Inflectra - Celltrion's REMICADE® Biosimilar"). ...more

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“Providing . . . Information” to Medical Providers Is Not Given Patentable Weight

Addressing the application of the “printed matter” doctrine, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) determined that claim elements directed to “providing [certain] information” fell within the doctrine and...more

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Courts Answer Key Questions Over the Reach of the BPCIA

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Since the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) was signed into law in 2010, only a small handful of abbreviated Biologics Licensing Applications (“aBLAs”) have been filed and of those the FDA has...more

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ANDA Update - October 2015

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Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more

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The Medicines Company v. Hospira (Fed. Cir. 2015)

There have been many voices raised in recent years against the patent system for a variety of political, policy, or personal reasons. Indeed, there is even a book entitled Don't File a Patent that sets out the authors'...more

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