Case Name: Astellas Pharma, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Nos. 2023-2032, 2023-2063, 2023-2089, 2024 WL 4219374 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 18, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Prost, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D....more
On August 14, 2024, the US District Court for the District of Delaware entered final judgment in Wyeth—a patent infringement case relating to pharmaceuticals for treating non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”)—vacating a jury...more
On September 10, 2024, District Judge Paul G. Gardephe (S.D.N.Y.) granted in part Defendant Adobe, Inc.’s motion to dismiss for failing to plead “facts sufficient to establish infringement.”...more
Case Name: Pharmacyclics LLC v. Alvogen Pine Brook LLC, Civ. No. 19-434-CFC, 2024 WL 1885677 (D. Del. Apr. 30, 2024) (Connolly, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Imbruvica® (ibrutinib); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,008,309...more
Case Name: Teva Branded Pharm. Products R&D, Inc. v. Amneal Pharms. of NY, LLC, Civ. No. 23-20964 (SRC), 2024 WL 2923018 (D.N.J. June 10, 2024) (Chesler, J.)....more
On July 26, 2024, Genzyme filed a complaint (“Complaint”) against Sarepta Therapeutics (“Sarepta”) in the District of Delaware. Genzyme Corp. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00882 (D. Del.). In its complaint,...more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Tolmar, Inc., Civ. No. 21-1784-WCB, 2024 WL 2972832 (D. Del. June 13, 2024) (Bryson, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Invega Sustenna® (paliperidone palmitate); U.S. Patent No....more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., No. 2022-1258, 2022-1307, 2024 WL 1355733 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 1, 2024) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Prost, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Prost, J.) (Appeal from D.N.J.,...more
Case Name: Salix Pharms., Ltd. v. Norwich Pharms. Inc., No. 2022-2153, 2023-1952, 2024 WL 1561195 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 11, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Dissenting-in-part...more
Case Name: Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharms. USA Inc., No. 2023-1169, 2024 WL 3152087 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2024) (Circuit Judges Moore, Lourie, and Albright presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.) (Appeal from D. Del., Andrews,...more
Recently, District Court Judge Thomas S. Zilly in the Western District of Washington granted Ironburg Inventions Ltd.’s (“Ironburg”) motion for inter partes review (“IPR”) estoppelpursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2), which...more
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - LKQ CORPORATION v. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC [OPINION] (2021-2348, 5/21/24) Moore, Lourie, Dyk, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Chen, Hughes, Stoll, and Stark - Stoll,...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies accused of violating antitrust laws by using reverse payments to delay entry of a generic version of a...more
Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., Civ. No. 19-cv-201, 2024 WL 384929 (N.D.W.V. Jan. 31, 2024) (Kleeh, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Endo Par Innovation Co. v. BPI Labs, LLC, C.A. No. 8:23-cv-1953-WFJ-TGW, 2024 WL 730478 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 22, 2024) (Jung, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Adrenalin® (epinephrine); U.S. Patents Nos....more
Case Name: Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Tolmar, Inc., Civ. No. 21-1784-WCB, 2024 WL 834762 (D. Del. Feb. 26, 2024) (Bryson, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Invega Sustenna® (paliperidone extended-release suspension);...more
Case Name: Genentech, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., Civ No. 23-4085 (JXN)(LDW), 2024 WL 939692 (D.N.J. Mar. 5, 2024) (Wettre, M.J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Esbriet® (pirfenidone); U.S. Patent No. 10,118,637 (“the ’637...more
Case Name: UCB, Inc. v. Mylan Techs. Inc., Civ. No. 22-cv-216 (D. Vt. Mar. 8, 2024) (Reiss, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Neupro® (rotigotine); U.S. Patents Nos. 8,246,979 (“the ’979 patent”) and 8,246,980 (“the...more
Late last week, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA and GlaxoSmithKline LLC filed suit in the District of Delaware alleging that Pfizer, Pharmacia & Upjohn, BioNtech SE, BioNtech Manufacturing GMBH, and BioNTech US, Inc....more
Case Name: Mallinckrodt plc v. Airgas Therapeutics LLC, Civ No. 22-1648-RGA, 2024 WL 1251260 (D. Del. Mar. 22, 2024) (Andrews, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: INOmax® (nitric oxide); U.S. Patents Nos. 9,770,570...more
Case Name: Endo Ventures Unlimited Co. v. Nexus Pharms. Inc., Civ. No. 23-cv-299-BHL, 2024 WL 1254358 (E.D. Wis. Mar. 25, 2024) (Ludwig, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: ephedrine sulfate; U.S. Patents Nos....more
On January 5, 2024, Judge McMahon (S.D.N.Y.) decided Plaintiff GeigTech East Bay LLC (“GeigTech”)’s and Defendant Lutron Electronics Co. (“Lutron”)’s motions in limine....more
Case Name: Bausch Health Ireland Ltd. v. Padagis Israel Pharms. Ltd., Civ. No. 22-4248 (SRC), 2023 WL 7131809 (D.N.J. Oct. 30, 2023) (Chesler, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Arazlo® (tazarotene); U.S. Patent Nos....more
In H. Lundbeck A-S v. Lupin Ltd., Case No. 2022-1194 (Fed. Circ. December 7, 2023), Plaintiffs, H. Lundbeck A/S (“Lundbeck”) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals...more
Case Name: Norwich Pharms., Inc. v. Becerra, Civ. No. 23-1611 (RDM), 2023 WL 7174558 (D.D.C. Nov. 1, 2023) (Moss, J.) - Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Xifaxan® (rifaximin); U.S. Patents Nos. 7,612,199 (“the ’199...more