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Third Circuit Holds That Granting Discovery Under Section 1782 Is Not a “Final” Judgment

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently issued an opinion holding that when a district court has ordered discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, but has not yet conclusively defined the scope of that discovery, the...more

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Biopharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Regeneron’s Defense Against Biosimilar Launches

This case involves an appeal from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (Regeneron) efforts to prevent defendants from marketing biosimilar versions of EYLEA®, a drug used to treat eye diseases, by asserting patent infringement....more

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Latest Federal Court Cases: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appeal Nos. 2024-1965, -1966, -2082, -2083 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 29, 2025) Our Case of the Week is a 31-page decision that touches on a variety of issues, including...more

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No Standing in IPR Appeal for Sublicensee’s Speculative Royalty-Based Injuries

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MODERNATX, INC. v. ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION - Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Stoll.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Sublicensee’s theory of royalty-based injury was too speculative to...more

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No Concrete Controversy if There Are No Claims

In reversing a district court decision as to whether a validity issue remained justiciable after the challenged claims were disclaimed, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explained that the patent owner’s...more

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Federal Circuit Dismisses Momenta’s Appeal of Adverse Final Written Decision in Abatacept IPR

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This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion dismissing Momenta’s appeal from the PTAB’s final written decision upholding the patentability of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s abatacept patents against Momenta’s IPR...more

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Federal Circuit Review - May 2018

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Priority Claims Cannot Be Incorporated by Reference - In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited, Appeal Nos. 2016-2707 and 2016-2708, the Federal Circuit held that when a patent for a...more

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Rx IP Update - May 2018

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An Update on Vanessa’s Law - This is a special update on the Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law) which was approved on November 6, 2014 (as previously reported), amending the Food and Drugs Act...more

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceuticals International Limited

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Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Prost, Lourie and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: When another patent for a drug issues after an ANDA is filed, there can...more

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The Federal Circuit Stays IPR Pending Review of the PTAB’s Denial of St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity

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The PTAB ruled that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe could not assert sovereign immunity in IPRs of patents that Allergan had assigned to the Tribe relating to Restasis®. See The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is not entitled to...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., Appeal No. 2017-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018) - In Berkheimer v. HP Inc., the Federal Circuit reviewed the District Court’s summary judgment finding that certain claims of a patent were invalid as...more

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Rx IP Update - 2017 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP

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The year 2017 was one of the most significant years for Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law in Canada’s history. The year saw major developments in patent linkage, patent term, and substantive patent issues. As we...more

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RX IP Update - January 2017

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Apotex’s Infringement of AstraZeneca’s Omeprazole Formulation Patent Upheld - As previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision released on January 12, 2017 (2017 FCA 9), has affirmed the...more

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Federal Circuit Review | December 2015

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Expert Testimony Not Always Necessary to Establish Prima Facie Obviousness Case in Inter Partes Review - In Belden Inc. v. Berk-Tek LLC, Appeal Nos. 2014-1575, 2014-1576, on appeal from an IPR, the Federal Circuit...more

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No Declaratory Jurisdiction Without Biosimilarity Application on File with FDA - Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc.

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Avoiding an interpretation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invoked traditional case or controversy principles to affirm the dismissal of a...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sandoz’s BPCIA-Related Declaratory Judgment Action Regarding Enbrel® Patents, but Declines to...

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The biologics industry has been eagerly awaiting the Federal Circuit’s ruling on Sandoz Inc.’s (“Sandoz”) appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California’s dismissal of its declaratory...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Sandoz v. Amgen under Traditional Jurisdictional Grounds and Declines First Opportunity to...

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In the first Federal Circuit case involving the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA” or “Biosimilars Act”), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Judge Maxine E. Chesney’s (N.D. Cal.)...more

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