NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC.

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

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

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

June 24, 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

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Plaintiff, represented by Michael P. Kelly , McCarter & English, LLP, Alexandra M. Joyce , McCarter & English, LLP, Andrew Blythe , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, pro hac vice, Benjamin A. Smyth , McCarter & English, LLP, Daniel M. Silver , McCarter & English, LLP, Jane M. Love , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, pro hac vice, Jordan H. Bekier , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, pro hac vice & Robert W. Trenchard , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, pro hac vice.

Accord Healthcare Inc., Defendant, represented by Eve H. Ormerod , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Jennifer M. Rutter , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Neal C. Belgam , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Alan H. Pollack , Windels Marx, pro hac vice, James P. Barabas , Budd Larner P.C., pro hac vice & Louis H. Weinstein , Budd Larner P.C., pro hac vice.

Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Defendant, represented by Kenneth Laurence Dorsney , Morris James LLP, Roshan Shrestha , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, pro hac vice & Stephen R. Auten , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, pro hac vice.

Aurobindo Pharma Limited & Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Defendants, represented by Kenneth Laurence Dorsney , Morris James LLP.

Biocon Limited & Biocon Pharma, Inc., Defendants, represented by Megan C. Haney , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Kimberly A. Beis , Katten Muchin Rosenman, pro hac vice & John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A.

Bionpharma Inc., Hetero USA Inc. & Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc., Defendants, represented by Charles A. Weiss , Holland & Knight LLP, pro hac vice, Howard S. Suh , Holland & Knight LLP, pro hac vice & Kenneth Laurence Dorsney , Morris James LLP.

Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Inc., Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Ltd., Torrent Pharma Inc. & Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Defendants, represented by Eve H. Ormerod , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Jennifer M. Rutter , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP, Neal C. Belgam , Smith, Katzenstein, & Jenkins LLP & James P. Barabas , Budd Larner P.C., pro hac vice.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Defendant, represented by John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Megan C. Haney , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. & Cindy Chang , Goodwin, pro hac vice.

Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Defendant, represented by John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A. & Megan C. Haney , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A.

Ezra Ventures, LLC, Defendant, represented by Aaron F. Barkoff , McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., pro hac vice, Alejandro Menchaca , McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., pro hac vice & Stamatios Stamoulis , Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA & Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Defendants, represented by Adam Wyatt Poff , Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Benjamin A. Katzenellenbogen , Knobbe Martens, pro hac vice, Christie R.W. Matthaei , Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, pro hac vice, Forrest M. McClellen , Knobbe Martens, pro hac vice, Kimberly A. Kennedy , Knobbe Martens, pro hac vice & William R. Zimmerman , Knobbe Martens, pro hac vice.

HEC Pharm Co., Ltd. & HEC Pharm USA Inc., Defendants, represented by Mieke Malmberg , Skiermont Derby LLP, pro hac vice, Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Derby LLP, pro hac vice, Sarah E. Spires , Skiermont Derby LLP, pro hac vice, Stamatios Stamoulis , Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC & Steven J. Udick , Skiermont Derby LLP, pro hac vice.

Hetero Labs Limited Unit-V & Hetero Labs Limited, Defendants, represented by Charles A. Weiss , Holland & Knight LLP, pro hac vice & Kenneth Laurence Dorsney , Morris James LLP.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Defendant, represented by Frederick L. Cottrell, III , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Alexandra M. Ewing , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Brandon M. White , Perkins Coie LLP, pro hac vice, Bryan D. Beel , Perkins Coie LLP, pro hac vice, Jason James Rawnsley , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Maria A. Stubbings , Perkins Coie LLP, pro hac vice, Michael R. Laing , Perkins Coie LLP, pro hac vice & Shannon M. Bloodworth , Perkins Coie LLP, pro hac vice.

Strides Global Pharma Private Limited & Strides Pharma, Inc., Defendants, represented by Helena C. Rychlicki , Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce LLC.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Defendant, represented by John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Megan C. Haney , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Carolyn A. Blessing , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice, David B. Abramowitz , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice, Emily L. Savas , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan B. Turpin , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice & Michael J. Gaertner , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice.

Cadila Healthcare Limited, Defendant, represented by John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Megan C. Haney , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Carolyn A. Blessing , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice, David B. Abramowitz , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice & Michael J. Gaertner , Locke Lord LLP, pro hac vice.

Apotex Inc. & Apotex Corp., Defendants, represented by David Ellis Moore , Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Bindu Ann George Palapura , Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Dennis D. Gregory , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, pro hac vice, Diyang Liu , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, pro hac vice, Mary Procaccio-Flowers , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, pro hac vice & Tung-On Kong , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corporation, pro hac vice.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. & Sun Pharma Global FZE, Defendants, represented by Dominick T. Gattuso , Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Charles B. Klein , Winston & Strawn LLP, pro hac vice, Eimeric Reig-Plessis , Winston & Strawn LLP, pro hac vice, Jamie Lynne Brown , Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP & Zachary L. Sorman , Winston & Strawn LLP, pro hac vice.

Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc., Bionpharma Inc., Hetero USA Inc., Hetero Labs Limited Unit-V, Hetero Labs Limited, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. & Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Counter Claimants, represented by Kenneth Laurence Dorsney , Morris James LLP.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Counter Defendant, represented by Michael P. Kelly , McCarter & English, LLP, Andrew Blythe , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Benjamin A. Smyth , McCarter & English, LLP, Daniel M. Silver , McCarter & English, LLP, Jane M. Love , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher & Robert W. Trenchard , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Ezra Ventures, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Stamatios Stamoulis , Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Biocon Limited & Biocon Pharma, Inc., Counter Claimants, represented by John C. Phillips, Jr. , Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A.

HEC Pharm USA Inc., HEC Pharm Group & HEC Pharm Co., Ltd., Counter Claimants, represented by Mieke Malmberg , Skiermont Derby LLP, Paul J. Skiermont , Skiermont Derby LLP, Sarah E. Spires , Skiermont Derby LLP & Stamatios Stamoulis , Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA & Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Counter Claimants, represented by Adam Wyatt Poff , Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

Having considered the parties. briefing (D.I. 358, 458, 514) and having conducted an evidentiary hearing and heard oral argument on June 21, 2019, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction (D.I. 357) is GRANTED....

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