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Federal Circuit Affirms Findings Of Non-Obviousness And Infringement Of Method Of Treatment Patent Claiming Dosing Regimen For Long-Acting Antipsychotic Injectable
04/22/2025
On March 28, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey decision that Mylan Laboratories Ltd. (“Mylan”) induced healthcare providers to infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,143,693 (“the ’693 patent”), and that Mylan did not demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the ’693 patent is invalid. Janssen Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Lab’ys Ltd., No. 2023-2042, slip op. (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2025).
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Federal Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Induced Infringement Claim Based On Skinny Label And Marketing Materials
07/17/2024On June 25, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) reversed a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware dismissing Amarin Pharma, Inc.’s induced infringement claims against Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., No. 2023-1169 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2024). The CAFC held that the totality of Amarin’s allegations plausibly stated a claim for induced infringement of patents allegedly covering Hikma’s generic version of Amarin’s Vascepa® product.