MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. SANDOZ INC.

2015-2066, 2016-1008, 2016-1009, 2016-1010, 2016-1109, 2016-1110, 2016-1283, 2016-1762.

862 F.3d 1356 (2017)

MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. SANDOZ INC., Accord Healthcare, Inc., Actavis LLC, Mylan Laboratories Limited, Agila Specialties Inc., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Sun Pharma Global FZE, Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Glenmark Generics Ltd., Glenmark Generics Inc., USA, Hospira, Inc., Wockhardt Bio AG, Wockhardt USA LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: July 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM F. LEE , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MARK CHRISTOPHER FLEMING , LISA JON PIROZZOLO , JASON H. LISS , ANNA E. LUMELSKY , TASHA JOY BAHAL , EMILY R. WHELAN ; ROBERT M. GALVIN , Palo Alto, CA.

THOMAS J. MELORO , Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY, argued for all defendants-appellees. Defendant-appellee Hospira, Inc. also represented by MICHAEL JOHNSON.

GEORGE C. LOMBARDI , Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Sandoz Inc. Also represented by KATHLEEN BRIDGET BARRY , MAUREEN L. RURKA.

PAUL BRAIER , Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C., Reston, VA, for defendant-appellee Accord Healthcare, Inc. Also represented by PETER BRANKO PEJIC.

GARY EDWARD HOOD , Polsinelli PC, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Actavis LLC. Also represented by MARK THOMAS DEMING , KHURRAM NAIK ; ROBYN AST-GMOSER , St. Louis, MO.

TUNG ON KONG , Rhodes Attorneys at Law P.C., San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees Mylan Laboratories Limited, Agila Specialties Inc. Also represented by ELHAM FIROUZI STEINER , Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, San Diego, CA.

LOUIS HARRY WEINSTEIN , Budd Larner, P.C., Short Hills, NJ, for defendants-appellees Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. Also represented by ELLEN TCHORNI LOWENTHAL , STUART D. SENDER.

RACHEL C. HUGHEY , Merchant & Gould P.C., Minneapolis, MN, for defendants-appellees Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Sun Pharma Global FZE. Also represented by AARON M. JOHNSON , CHRISTOPHER J. SORENSON.

WILLIAM A. RAKOCZY , Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc. Also represented by PETER JAMES CURTIN , THOMAS EHRICH , LUKE TIMOTHY SHANNON.

MARK DAVID SCHUMAN , Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, Lindquist & Schuman, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for defendant-appellee Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Also represented by JENNELL CHRISTINE BILEK , SAMUEL T. LOCKNER , ALEXANDRA JANE OLSON , TODD S. WERNER.

JAY PHILIP LESSLER , Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY, for defendants-appellees Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Glenmark Generics Ltd., Glenmark Generics Inc., USA. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER K. HU , PAUL M. ZAGAR ; DAVID ANTHONY DOREY , Wilmington, DE.

KEVIN MICHAEL NELSON , Duane Morris LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees Wockhardt Bio AG, Wockhardt USA LLC. Also represented by PATRICK GALLAGHER.

Before Newman, Mayer, and O'Malley, Circuit Judges.


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