MOMENTA PHARM. v. TEVA PHARM. USA

Nos. 2014-1274, 2014-1277, 2014-1276, 2014-1278.

809 F.3d 610 (2015)

MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Sandoz Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC., Defendant-Appellee. Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sandoz Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., International Medication Systems, Ltd., Actavis, Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., fka Watson Pharma, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

November 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanne Maynard , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by Brian Robert Matsui , Marc A. Hearron. Plaintiff-appellant Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. also represented by Robert S. Frank, Jr. , Daniel C. Winston , Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston, MA. Plaintiff-appellant Sandoz Inc. also represented by Thomas P. Steindler , McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC.

Henry C. Dinger , Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA argued for defendant-appellee Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Also represented by James C. Rehnquist , Emily L. Rapalino , Elaine Blais , Robert Frederickson, III ; David M. Hashmall , Joshua Aaron Whitehill , New York, N.Y.

Pratik A. Shah , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. Also represented by Emily Curtis Johnson , Anthony Tobias Pierce , James Edward Tysse.

Mark R. Freeman , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States. Also represented by Caroline D. Lopez , Benjamin C. Mizer ; David J. Horowitz , Elizabeth H. Dickinson , Annamarie Kempic , Wendy Vicente , Office of the General Counsel, Food and Drug Division, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Silver Spring, MD; Thomas W. Krause , Scott C. Weidenfeller , Farheena Yasmeen Rasheed , William Lamarca , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge DYK.


Plaintiffs-appellants Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sandoz Inc. (collectively, "Momenta") appeal the district court's decision finding Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. ("Teva") does not infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,575,886 ("the '886 patent"). In a companion case, Momenta appeals the district court's decision finding Amphastar...

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