PURDUE PHARMA L.P. v. EPIC PHARMA, LLC

Nos. 2014-1294, 2014-1307, 2014-1313, 2014-1296, 2014-1311, 2014-1314, 2014-1306, 2014-1312.

811 F.3d 1345 (2016)

PURDUE PHARMA L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EPIC PHARMA, LLC, Defendant. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Grunenthal GMBH, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Grunenthal GMBH, Purdue Pharma L.P., the P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Castanias , Jones Day , Washington, DC, argued for all plaintiffs-appellants. Plaintiffs-appellants Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., Rhodes Technologies also represented by Jennifer Loraine Swize; John Joseph Normile, Jr. , New York, NY; Robert J. Goldman , Ropes & Gray LLP, East Palo Alto, CA; Sona De , Christopher J. Harnett , New York, NY.

Basil J. Lewris , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant Grunenthal GmbH. Also represented by Jennifer Howe Roscetti , Erin McGeehan Sommers ; Charles E. Lipsey , Reston, VA.

William A. Rakoczy , Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellees Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Inc. Also represented by Amy D. Brody , Eric R. Hunt , Natasha L. White .

Barbara Mullin , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, argued for defendant-appellee Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Also represented by Steven D. Maslowski , Matthew A. Pearson , Angela Verrecchio , Jason Weil ; Emily Curtis Johnson , Washington, DC; Kenneth E. Crowell , Stuart D. Sender , Budd Larner, P.C., Short Hills, NJ.

Mark David Schuman , Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, Lindquist & Schuman, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, argued for defendant-appellee Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Also represented by M. Jeffer Ali , Jennell Christine Bilek , Alexandra Jane Olson , Christopher A. Pinahs , Sarah Stensland , Todd S. Werner .

Donald E. Knebel , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for amici curiae Donald E. Knebel, Mark David Janis. Also represented by Mark David Janis , Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN.

Benjamin Conrad Block , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence.

Before PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA, Circuit Judge, and STARK, Chief District Judge.


This appeal arises from consolidated Hatch-Waxman proceedings involving the reformulated version of the pain reliever OxyContin®. The Appellants, Purdue Pharma L.P., The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P., and Rhodes Technologies (collectively, "Purdue") and Grunenthal...

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