UCB, INC., UCB BioPharma SPRL, Research Corporation Technologies, Inc., Harris FRC Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
ACCORD HEALTHCARE, INC., Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Inc., Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Cadila Healthcare Limited, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Watson Laboratories, Inc. — Florida, nka Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., Watson Pharma, Inc., nka Actavis Pharma, Inc., MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc., Defendants-Appellants.
Alembic Pharma Limited, Actavis, Inc., nka Allergan Finance, LLC, Defendants.
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Decided: May 23, 2018.
Decided: May 23, 2018.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
DIMITRIOS T. DRIVAS, White & Case LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. Also represented by ADAM GAHTAN, CHRISTOPHER J. GLANCY, ERIC M. MAJCHRZAK, LAURA MORAN, JAMES TRAINOR; JACK B. BLUMENFELD, MEGAN DELLINGER, MARYELLEN NOREIKA, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; PRISCILLA GRACE DODSON, JEFFREY B. ELIKAN, GEORGE FRANK PAPPAS, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; ALEXA HANSEN, San Francisco, CA.
RICHARD G. GRECO, Albany, NY, argued for defendants-appellants Accord Healthcare, Inc., Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Also represented by JOHN W. SHAW, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; GURPREET SINGH WALIA, Cohen & Gresser LLP, New York, NY.
MAUREEN L. RURKA, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellants Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc., Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Cadila Healthcare Limited, MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mylan Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Watson Laboratories, Inc. — Florida, Watson Pharma, Inc., Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. Defendants-appellants Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Watson Laboratories, Inc. — Florida, Watson Pharma, Inc., LLC, also represented by GEORGE C. LOMBARDI, JOHN REYNOLDS MCNAIR, SAMUEL S. PARK; CHARLES B. KLEIN, EIMERIC REIG-PLESSIS, Washington, DC.
M. JEFFER ALI, Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, Lindquist & Schuman, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for defendant-appellant Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Also represented by SARAH STENSLAND, Patterson Thuente Pedersen, PA, Minneapolis, MN.
IAN SCOTT, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc. Also represented by STEPHEN AUTEN, RICHARD T. RUZICH.
NICOLE W. STAFFORD, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Austin, TX, for defendants-appellants Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Inc. Also represented by ADEN M. ALLEN; ADAM WILLIAM BURROWBRIDGE, Washington, DC; JOSHUA B. KUSHNER, Los Angeles, CA; DAVID S. STEUER, Palo Alto, CA.
MICHAEL JOHN GAERTNER, Locke Lord LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Cadila Healthcare Limited. Also represented by DAVID BRIAN ABRAMOWITZ, HUGH S. BALSAM, TIMOTHY FLYNN PETERSON; ANDREA LYNN WAYDA, New York, NY.
Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge Prost.
Stoll, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Appellees UCB, Inc.; UCB BioPharma SPRL; Research Corp. Technologies, Inc.; and Harris FRC Corp. (collectively, "UCB") own and/or license U.S. Patent No. RE38,551. The '551 patent covers lacosamide, an anti-epileptic drug, which treats epilepsy and other central nervous system disorders...
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