NOVARTIS PHARM. CORP. v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC.

C.A. No. 18-1043-LPS.

387 F.Supp.3d 429 (2019)

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

Signed June 5, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 35 U.S.C. § 271
Cause: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 835 Patent - Abbreviated New Drug Application(ANDA)
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Kelly , Daniel M. Silver , and Benjamin A. Smyth , McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Jane M. Love , Robert Trenchard , and Paul E. Torchia , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, New York, NY, Andrew P. Blythe , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

John C. Phillips, Jr. and Megan C. Haney , PHILLIPS, GOLDMAN, MCLAUGHLIN & HALL, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Michael J. Gaertner , David B. Abramowitz , Carolyn A. Blessing , Emily L. Savas , and Jonathan B. Turpin , LOCKE LORD LLP, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Attorneys for Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA), Cadila Healthcare Limited.

Neal C. Belgam and Eve H. Ormerod , SMITH, KATZENSTEIN & JENKINS LLP, Wilmington, DE, Alan Pollack and Louis H. Weinstein , BUDD LARNER, P.C., Short Hills, NJ, Attorneys for Accord Healthcare, Inc., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd., Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and Torrent Pharma Inc.

Kenneth L. Dorsney , MORRIS JAMES LLP, Wilmington, DE, Timothy H. Kratz and George J. Barry III , KRATZ & BARRY LLP, Atlanta, GA, Attorneys for Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.

Kenneth L. Dorsney , MORRIS JAMES LLP, Wilmington, DE, Howard S. Suh , HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, Attorneys for Hetero USA Inc., Hetero Labs Limited, Hetero Labs Limited Unit-V, Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc.

Kelly E. Farnan and Sara M. Metzler , RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Attorneys for Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Standard Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Stamatios Stamoulis and Richard C. Weinblatt , STAMOULIS & WEINBLATT, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Mieke Malmberg , SKIERMONT DERBY LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Paul Skiermont , Sarah Spires , and Steven J. Udick , SKIERMONT DERBY LLP, Dallas, TX, Attorneys for HEC Pharm Co. and HEC Pharm USA Inc.

Fredrick L. Cottrell, III , Jason J. Rawnsley , and Alexandra M. Ewing , RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Shannon M. Bloodworm and Brandon M. White , PERKINS COIE LLP, Washington, DC, Bryan D. Beel , PERKINS COIE LLP, Portland, OR, Michael R. Laing , PERKINS COIE LLP, Madison, WI, Attorneys for Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Kenneth L. Dorsney , MORRIS JAMES LLP, Wilmington, DE, Stephen R. Auten , Richard T. Ruzich , Roshan P. Shrestha , TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Chicago, IL, Attorneys for Alkem Laboratories, Ltd.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Novartis" or "Plaintiff") filed suit against 25 generic pharmaceutical companies ("Defendants") on June 16, 2018, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,187,405 ("the '405 patent"). (D.I. 1) The '405 patent "relates [to...

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