MERCK & CO. v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA

No. CIV.A.00-035-JJF. No. CIV.A.00-052-JJF.

228 F.Supp.2d 480 (2002)

MERCK & CO., INC., Plaintiff, v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. and ZENITH GOLDLINE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

November 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary B. Graham and Maryellen Noreika, Esquires of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, Houston, TX (John F. Lynch, Nicolas G. Barzoukas, Scott Garber and Marianna Burris, of counsel), Paul D. Matukaitis, Elizabeth A Giuliani, Esquires of Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ, for the Plaintiff.

Josy W. Ingersoll, Esquire of Young, Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY (James Galbraith, Maria Luisa Palmese and William G. James, II, of counsel), for Defendant Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc.

Harold Pezzner, Esquire of Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, DE, Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, Westfield, NJ (William L. Mentlik, Stephen F. Roth, of counsel), for Defendant Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

FARNAN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This action was filed by Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck") against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ("Teva"), and Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Zenith") (collectively, "Defendants") for infringement of U.S. Patent Number 4,621,077 (" '077 Patent"). Merck originally filed two separate actions against Teva and Zenith; however, the Court consolidated these actions on April 10, 2000...

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