CEPHALON, INC. v. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Civ. No. 08-330-SLR.

769 F.Supp.2d 729 (2011)

CEPHALON, INC., and Cima Labs, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Watson Laboratories, Inc., and Watson Pharma, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Marsden, Jr., Esquire and Douglas E. McCann, Esquire of Fish & Richardson, P.C., Wilmington, DE, Of Counsel: Juanita R. Brooks, Esquire of Fish & Richardson, P.C., San Diego, CA; Jonathan E. Singer, Esquire of Fish & Richardson, P.C., Minneapolis, MN; and Michael A. Siem, Esquire of Fish & Richardson, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Frederick L. Cottrell, III, Esquire , Steven J. Fineman, Esquire , and Laura D. Hatcher, Esquire of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Wilmington, DE, Of Counsel: Barry S. White, Esquire , James K. Stronski, Esquire , John G. Taylor, Esquire and Chiemi D. Suzuki, Esquire of Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, New York, NY; and Rami Bardenstein, Esquire and Bryan J. Braunel, Esquire of Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendants.


OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This action arises out of the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA")1 by defendants Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., and Watson Pharma, Inc. (collectively, "Watson") in 2008 for a generic version of Fentora® (fentanyl buccal tablets), used to treat breakthrough pain in cancer patients. Plaintiff CIMA Labs, Inc. ("CIMA...

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