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OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. v. TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.

Civil Action Nos. 14-1078 (JBS/KMW), 14-2982 (JBS/KMW), 14-3168 (JBS/KMW), 14-4307 (JBS/KMW), 14-4671 (JBS/KMW), 14-5878 (JBS/KMW), 14-6397 (JBS/KMW), 14-6398 (JBS/KMW), 14-7106 (JBS/KMW), 14-7405 (JBS/KMW), 14-8074 (JBS/KMW), 15-161 (JBS/KMW), 15-1716 (JBS/KMW).

99 F.Supp.3d 461 (2015)

OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Plaintiff, v. TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, INC., Torrent Pharma Inc., and Hetero Labs Limited, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, Alembic Limited, Alembic Global Holding SA, and Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc., Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Cadila Healthcare Limited, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sun Pharma Global Inc., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Sun Pharma USA, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries, Inc., and Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, Inc., Torrent Pharma Inc., and Hetero Labs Limited, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Defendant. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sun Pharma Global Inc., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Sun Pharma USA, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries, Inc., and Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Defendant. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC, Actavis, Inc., Actavis PLC, Jubilant Life Sciences Limited, Jubilant Generics Limited, and Jubilant Life Sciences (USA) Inc., Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, Alembic Limited, Alembic Global Holding SA, and Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc., Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc., Apotex Pharmachem Inc., and Hetero Labs Limited, Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Hetero Drugs Limited, Hetero Labs Limited, and Hetero USA, Inc., Defendants. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Sandoz Inc., Sandoz Private Ltd., and Sandoz International GMBH, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

Signed April 16, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa A. Chuderewicz, Esq. , Christopher P. Soper, Esq. , Brian R. Zurich, Esq. , Pepper Hamilton LLP Princeton, NJ, Paul W. Browning, Esq. (argued), Eric J. Fues, Esq. (argued), James B. Monroe, Esq. , Denise Main, Esq. , Jeffrey A. Freeman, Esq. , Samhitha C. Muralidhar, Esq. , Eric J. Fues, Esq. (argued), Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Otsuka Plaintiffs.

James E. Cecchi, Esq. , Michael Cross, Esq. , Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, PC, Roseland, NJ, Claire J. Evans, Esq. (argued), James. H. Wallace (argued), A. Neal Seth, Esq. , Lawrence M. Sung, Esq. , Matthew J. Dowd, Esq. , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C., for Torrent Defendants.

Lisa J. Rodriguez, Esq. , Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP, Hill, NJ, Dennies Varughese, Pharm.D., Esq. (argued), Chandrika Vira, Esq. , H. Keeto Sabharwal, Esq. , Uma Everett, Esq. , Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, Washington, D.C., for Alembic Defendants.

Trent S. Dickey, Esq. , Vincent R. Lodato, Esq. , Amy Megan Handler, Esq. , Sills, Cummis, & Gross, PC, Newark, NJ, Delphine Knight Brown, Esq. , Chad A. Landmon, Esq. (argued) , Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP, New York, NY, for Zydus Defendants.

Gregory D. Miller, Esq. , Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello & Chattman, P.C., Newark, NJ, Martin B. Pavane, Esq. (argued), Julia S. Kim, Esq. , Darren S. Mogil, Esq. , Cozen O'Connor, New York, NY, for the Sun Defendants.

Michael E. Patunas, Esq. , Mayra V. Tarantino, Esq. , Lite, Depalma & Greenberg, LLC, Newark, NJ, Christopher T. Holding, Esq. (argued), Srikanth K. Reddy, Esq. (argued), Elizabeth J. Holland, Esq. , Naomi Birbach, Esq. , Goodwin Proctor, LLP, New York, NY, for the Teva Defendants.

Liza M. Walsh, Esq. , Christine Intromasso Gannon, Esq. , Christopher J. Borchert, Esq. , Eleonore Ofosu-Antwi, Esq. , Rukhsanah L. Singh, Esq. , Connell Foley, LLP, Roseland, NJ, B. Jefferson Boggs, Jr., Esq. (argued), Christopher J. Soreson, Esq. , Rachel C. Hughley, Esq. , Matthew L. Fedowitz, Esq. , Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis, MN, for the Actavis Defendants.

David Leit, Esq. , Lawrence Bluestone, Esq. , Lowenstein Sandler, PC, Roseland, NJ, William A. Rakoczy, Esq. (argued), Joseph T. Jaros, Esq. , Deanne M. Mazzochi, Esq. , Yixin H. Tang, Esq. , Neil B. Mclaughlin, Esq. , Rakoczy, Molina, Mazzochi, Siwik, LLP, Chicago, IL, for the Apotex Defendants.

David Leit, Esq. , Lawrence Bluestone, Esq. , Lowenstein Sandler, PC, Roseland, NJ, Margaret E. Ives, Esq. , Phoebe Fischer-Groban, Esq. , Vanessa A. Arslanian, Esq. , Choate, Hall & Steward, LLP, Boston, MA, for the Hetero Defendants.

Kegan A. Brown, Esq. , Daniel G. Brown, Esq. (argued), Roger J. Chin, Esq. , Latham & Watkins, LLP, New York, NY, for the Sandoz Defendants.

REDACTED OPINION

  I.  INTRODUCTION...................................................................468

 II.  BACKGROUND.....................................................................470
      A.  Factual and Procedural Background..........................................470...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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