U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1999

Zeneca Limited v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided April 1, 1999 · Rich, Rader, Gajarsa

173 F.3d 829; 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1294; 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 6083; 1999 WL 181879 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Herbert H. Mintz, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett and Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were Robert D. Litowitz, and Barbara R. Rudolph. Of counsel were Michael J. Flib-bert, and John C. Lowe., James H. Wallace, Jr., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were Gregory R. Lyons, and James M. Ross.

Cases that cite this one

15 later published cases cite this decision. The 14 that cite it most often are listed here.

Acorda Therapeutics Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2016)
Henry v. Angelini Pharms, Inc. (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 2020)
Astrazeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Delaware 2014)
Lamb v. Turbine Designs, Inc. (Ga. 2000)
Monster Cable Products, Inc. v. Euroflex S.R.L. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2009)
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (District Court, S.D. Indiana 2015)
Akhmetshin v. Browder (D.C. 2022)
Apicore US LLC v. Beloteca, Inc. (District Court, N.D. Illinois 2019)
Estates of Ungar & Ungar v. Palestinian Authority (District Court, D. Rhode Island 2004)
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (United States District Court for the District of Delaware 2015)
Pfizer Inc. v. Synthon Holding, B.V. (District Court, M.D. North Carolina 2005)
Aventis Pharma Deutschland GMBH v. Lupin Ltd. (District Court, E.D. Virginia 2005)
SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 2002)
Apotex, Inc. v. Shalala (District Court, District of Columbia 1999)

This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.

Opinion of the Court

Concurring Opinion

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