NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC. v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON-MERCK CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICALS CO.

No. CIV. 00-5361(WGB).

129 F.Supp.2d 351 (2000)

NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON-MERCK CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICALS CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

December 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce P. Keller, David H. Bernstein, Michael R. Potenza, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, Joseph Hayden, Jr., Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Gluck, Hayden & Cole, LLP, Teaneck, NJ, for Plaintiff.

Steven A. Zalesin, Joshua A. Goldberg, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY, Francis X. Dee, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, NJ, for Defendant.


OPINION

BASSLER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. ("Novartis") and Defendant Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. ("J & J") are fierce competitors in the over-the-counter antacid industry. Novartis seeks what it normally promises to provide—fast and effective relief; Novartis moves1 pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 65 for a preliminary injunction to prevent J & J from...

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