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MYLAN INC. v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

No. 12-1539.

723 F.3d 413 (2013)

MYLAN INC.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Appellants v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, n/k/a Glaxosmithkline LLC, d/b/a Glaxosmithkline; Smithkline Beecham P.L.C., n/k/a Smithkline Beecham, Limited; Smithkline Beechman (Cork) Limited, successor to SB Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc.; Apotex Inc; and Apotex Corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: July 22, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Adamson, Esquire , Michael E. Johnson, Esquire , (Argued), Alston & Bird, New York, NY, for Appellants.

William H. Burgess, Esquire , F. Christopher Mizzo, Esquire , (Argued), Michael A. Pearson, Esquire , Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Thomas A. Cunniff, Esquire , Fox Rothschild, Lawrenceville, NJ, Eric I. Abraham, Esquire , (Argued), Christina L. Saveriano, Esquire , Hill Wallack, Princeton, NJ, for Appellees.

Before: SCIRICA, AMBRO, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

This case involves competing rights over the pharmaceutical paroxetine hydrochloride controlled release tablets ("paroxetine") in generic form. Defendant/Appellee GSK1 holds patent and FDA rights to market and sell paroxetine for the treatment of depression under the brand name Paxil CR.2 As part of a 2007 settlement agreement, GSK granted Plaintiff/Appellant...

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