MERCK & CO. v. MEDIPLAN HEALTH CONSULTING, INC.

Nos. 05 Civ. 3650(DC), 05 Civ. 3696(DC), 05 Civ. 3698(DC), 05 Civ. 3699(DC), 05 Civ. 3700(DC), 05 Civ. 3701(DC).

434 F.Supp.2d 257 (2006)

MERCK & CO., INC. and MSD Technology, L.P., Plaintiffs, v. MEDIPLAN HEALTH CONSULTING, INC., d/b/a rxnorth.com, Defendant. And Related Cases.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto by Robert L. Baechtold, Pasquale A. Razzano, Nina Shreve, Peter Shapiro, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

R. Kunstadt, P.C. by Robert M. Kunstadt, Ilaria Maggioni, New York, NY, for Defendants MediPlan Health Consulting, Inc., North Pharmacy Inc., PPI Pivotal Partners Inc., and Universal Drug Store Ltd.

Darby & Darby P.C. by Andrew Baum, David K. Tellekson, Robert L. Jacobson, New York, NY, for Defendant Total Care Pharmacy Ltd.

Morgan & Finnegan, LLP by John F. Sweeney, Seth J. Atlas, New York, NY, for Defendant CanadaDrugs.com Partnership.

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck P.C. by Steven M. Lieberman, Minaksi Bhatt, Lisa N. Phillips, Washington, DC, for Defendant Medcenter Canada Inc.


OPINION

CHIN, District Judge.

In these six related cases, defendants operate Canadian online pharmacies through which they offer U.S. consumers generic versions of plaintiffs' popular cholesterol medication, Zocor. Plaintiffs filed complaints against defendants for patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition under federal and state law. Defendants move for partial summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) on the issue...

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