PHOTOCURE ASA v. DUDAS

Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-718.

622 F.Supp.2d 338 (2009)

PHOTOCURE ASA, Plaintiff, v. Jon W. DUDAS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

March 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik Craig Kane, John Worthington Bateman, Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr., United States Attorney's Office, Alexandria, VA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

LIAM O'GRADY, District Judge.

In this action, Plaintiff PhotoCure seeks to extend the term of its drug patent, which was effectively shortened by the lengthy Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval process. 35 U.S.C. § 156 (2006) permits patent term extensions in such circumstances, provided that the applicant meets specific statutory elements. One such element requires that the drug be the first permitted commercial...

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