This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act....more
2/2/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more
2/1/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Adrenalin® (epinephrine injection) -
Case Name: Par Pharm., Inc. v. Hospira, Inc., No. 2020-1273, 2020 WL 6846347 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 23, 2020) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Taranto, and Stoll presiding; Opinion by Taranto, J.)...more
1/29/2021
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Hospira ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Par Pharmaceutical ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Kinevac® (sincalide) -
Case Name: Bracco Diagnostics Inc. v. Maia Pharms., Inc., No. 2020-1387, 2020 WL 7393233 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 17, 2020) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Clevenger, and Chen presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.)...more
1/28/2021
/ Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Alimta® (pemetrexed disodium) -
Case Name: Eli Lilly & Co. v. Apotex, Inc., No. 2020-1328, 2020 WL 7490251 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 21, 2020) (Circuit Judges Prost, Bryson, and Stoll presiding; Opinion by Stoll, J.) (Appeal from...more
1/27/2021
/ Apotex ,
Eli Lilly ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Colcrys®/colchicine -
Case Name: Takeda Pharms. U.S.A., Inc. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., No. 2020-1407, -1417 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2020) (Circuit Judges Prost, Newman, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Prost, C.J.; Dissent by...more
11/4/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Tirosint®/levothyroxine sodium -
Case Name: IBSA Institut Biochimique, S.A. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., No. 2019-2400 (Fed. Cir. July 31, 2020) (Circuit Judges Prost, Reyna, and Hughes presiding; Opinion by Prost, C.J.)...more
11/3/2020
/ Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Eliquis®/apixaban -
Case Name: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., No. 17-374-LPS (Consolidated), 2020 WL 4500226 (D. Del. Aug. 5, 2020) (Stark, J.)...more
11/2/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Riomet®/metformin HCl -
Case Name: Sun Pharm. Indus. Ltd. v. Saptalis Pharms., LLC, No. 18-648-WCB, 2020 WL 5077412 (D. Del. Aug. 6, 2020) (Bryson, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Riomet® (metformin HCl);...more
10/30/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Case Name: Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Accord Healthcare Inc., No. 18-1043-KAJ (D. Del. August 10, 2020) (Jordan, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Gilenya® (fingolimod); U.S. Patent No. 9,187,405 (“the ’405...more
10/29/2020
/ Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Novartis ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Case Name: Noven Pharm., Inc. v. Amneal Pharms. LLC, No. 18-cv-00699 (D. Del. Sept. 2, 2020) (Stark, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Minivelle® (estradiol); U.S. Patents Nos. 9,833,419 (“the ’419 patent”),...more
10/28/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Case Name: Biogen Int’l GmbH v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Civ. No. 17-823 (MN), 2020 WL 5549084 (D. Del. Sept. 16, 2020) (Noreika, J.)...
Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Tecfidera® (dimethyl fumarate (“DMF”)...more
10/27/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
Federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act -
This chart summarizes the case name, presiding judge, drug, and patents-at-issue in all federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to...more
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications.
...more
10/23/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more
10/21/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION UNDER THE HATCH-WAXMAN ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE (I) A PARAGRAPH IV CERTIFICATION BY THE ANDA HOLDER; OR (II) THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT TO BE LISTED IN THE ORANGE BOOK.
Case Name: Celgene Corp. v. Sun...more
8/24/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
BECAUSE THE PRIOR ART TAUGHT OVERLAPPING PH RANGES AND STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR COMPOUNDS AS THOSE CLAIMED IN THE PATENT-IN-SUIT, THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT REVERSED SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF NON-OBVIOUSNESS.
Case Name: Valeant Pharms...more
8/21/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prior Art ,
Valeant
THE COURT GRANTED DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO ENFORCE ITS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, FINDING THAT THE AGREEMENT WAS NOT ANTICOMPETITIVE AND IN VIOLATION OF ANTITRUST LAW.
Case Name: Somaxon Pharma, Inc. v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC, No....more
8/20/2020
/ Actavis Inc. ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement Agreements
BECAUSE DEFENDANT’S NDA PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SALT OR ESTER OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN PLAINTIFF’S REFERENCE DRUG, PATENT TERM EXTENSION DID NOT APPLY AND JUDGMENT OF NON-INFRINGEMENT WAS AFFIRMED.
Case...more
8/19/2020
/ Banner Health System ,
Biogen Idec ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
THE COURT FOUND THAT DEFENDANTS HAD NOT MET THEIR CLEAR-AND-CONVINCING BURDEN OF PROVING THAT FORMULATION AND METHOD-OF-TREATMENTS PATENTS-IN-SUIT WERE OBVIOUS.
Case Name: Cephalon, Inc. v. Slayback Pharma Ltd., No....more
8/18/2020
/ Cephalon ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
POSITA ,
Prescription Drugs
BECAUSE A POSA WOULD NOT HAVE SELECTED THE PRIOR-ART COMPOUND AS A “LEAD COMPOUND,” AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE INVENTION MET AN UNMET NEED AND OVERCAME INDUSTRY SKEPTICISM, DEFENDANT FAILED TO PROVE THAT THE...more
8/17/2020
/ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Prior Art
JUDGMENT OF NON-INFRINGEMENT ON THE PLEADINGS AFFIRMED WHEN DISCLOSURE-DEDICATION DOCTRINE BARRED PATENT OWNER’S CLAIMS FOR INFRINGEMENT UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS.
Case Name: Eagle Pharms. Inc. v. Slayback Pharma...more
8/14/2020
/ Eagle Pharmaceuticals ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
AMENDING CLAIMS AND ADDING INVENTOR TO CLAIM NEW ASPECT OF INVENTION, WITHOUT AMENDING SPECIFICATION, RESULTS IN JUDGMENT OF INVALIDITY FOR LACK OF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION.
Case Name: Biogen Int’l GmbH v. Mylan Pharms. Inc.,...more
8/13/2020
/ Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
BECAUSE THE PROPOSED LABEL OF THE ANDA PRODUCT DID NOT CONTEMPLATE THE CLAIMED TIMEFRAME IN THE ASSERTED PATENT FOR ADMINISTERING THE DRUG, THE COURT GRANTED DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF NON-INFRINGEMENT ON THE...more
8/12/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs
BECAUSE A SKILLED ARTISAN WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE LIMITATIONS OF ONE PRIOR-ART REFERENCE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN MOTIVATED TO SELECT THE TEACHINGS OF ANOTHER REFERENCE TO OVERCOME THEM, THE PATENTS-IN-SUIT WERE OBVIOUS.
Case...more
8/11/2020
/ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Hatch-Waxman ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-in-Suit ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals