About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases.
Cephalon Inc. v. Sun Pharma Global FZE et al.
1:14-cv-00333; filed March 14, 2014 in the District Court of Delaware
• Plaintiff: Cephalon Inc.
• Defendants: Sun Pharma Global FZE; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
Cephalon Inc. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. et al.
1:14-cv-00334; filed March 14, 2014 in the District Court of Delaware
• Plaintiff: Cephalon Inc.
• Defendants: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.
The complaints in these cases are substantially identical. Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,609,863 ("Bendamustine Pharmaceutical Compositions," issued December 17, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of defendants' filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Cephalon's Treanda® (bendamustine hydrochloride, used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). View the Sun complaint here.
Cephalon Inc. v. Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. et al.
1:14-cv-00335; filed March 14, 2014 in the District Court of Delaware
• Plaintiff: Cephalon Inc.
• Defendants: Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Emcure Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,445,524 ("Solid Forms of Bendamustine Hydrochloride," issued May 21, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of defendants' filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Cephalon's Treanda® (bendamustine hydrochloride, used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). View the complaint here.
Eli Lilly and Company et al. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc. USA et al.
2:14-cv-01643; filed March 13, 2014 in the District Court of New Jersey
• Plaintiffs: Eli Lilly and Company; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Ube Industries, Ltd.
• Defendants: Accord Healthcare, Inc. USA; Accord Healthcare, Inc.; Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC; Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC; Amneal Pharmaceuticals Co. India Pvt. Ltd.; Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.; Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.; Glenmark Generics Inc., USA; Glenmark Generics Ltd.; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Hetero USA Inc.; Hetero Labs Ltd.; Hetero Labs Ltd. Unit V; Hetero Drugs Ltd.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Mylan Inc.; Mylan Laboratories Ltd.; Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.; Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Sun Pharma Global FZE; Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd.; Sun Pharma Global Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Actavis PLC; Actavis, Inc.; Actavis Pharma, Inc.; Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Infringement of certain of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,288,726 ("Tetrahydrothieno-pyridine Derivatives, Furo and Pyrrolo Analogs Thereof and Their Preparation and Uses for Inhibiting Blood Platelet Aggregation," issued February 22, 1994), 8,404,703 ("Medicinal Compositions Containing Aspirin," issued March 26, 2013) and 8,569,325 ("Method of Treatment with Coadministration of Aspirin and Prasugrel," issued October 29, 2013) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of defendants' filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Lilly's Effient® (prasugrel hydrochloride, to be used in combination with aspirin for the reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events in certain patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who are to be managed with percutaneous coronary intervention). View the complaint here.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Ablexis LLC
7:14-cv-01651; filed March 11, 2014 in the Southern District of New York
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Merus B.V.
7:14-cv-01650; filed March 11, 2014 in the Southern District of New York
The complaints in these cases are substantially identical. Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,502,018 ("Methods of Modifying Eukaryotic Cells," issued August 6, 2013) based on defendants' creation of a genetically modified mouse comprising human unrearranged variable region gene segments inserted at an endogenous mouse immunoglobulin locus). View the Ablexis complaint here.
