Allergan, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Allergan, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Opinion

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ALLERGAN, INC., SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE, Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., AKORN, INC., MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., MYLAN, INC., Defendants-Appellees ______________________

2018-1130 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 2:15-cv-01455-WCB, Circuit Judge William C. Bryson. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JONATHAN ELLIOT SINGER, Fish & Richardson, PC, San Diego, CA, argued for all plaintiffs-appellants. Aller- gan, Inc. also represented by JUANITA ROSE BROOKS; JOSEPH HERRIGES, JR., DEANNA JEAN REICHEL, Minneap- olis, MN; SUSAN E. MORRISON, ROBERT M. OAKES, Wil- mington, DE.

MICHAEL W. SHORE, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX, for plaintiff-appellant Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Also represented by RUSSELL J. DEPALMA, CHRISTOPHER LIIMATAINEN EVANS.

JOHN CHRISTOPHER ROZENDAAL, Sterne Kessler Gold- stein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for all de- fendants-appellees. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. also represented by MICHAEL E. JOFFRE, WILLIAM H. MILLIKEN, PAULINE PELLETIER, RALPH WILSON POWERS, III.

MICHAEL R. DZWONCZYK, Sughrue Mion PLLC, Wash- ington, DC, for defendant-appellee Akorn, Inc. Also represented by MARK BOLAND, BENJAMIN CAPPEL.

DOUGLAS H. CARSTEN, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan, Inc. Also represent- ed by CHRISTINA ELIZABETH DASHE; WENDY L. DEVINE, San Francisco, CA.

AARON STIEFEL, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY, for amicus curiae Pharmaceutical Re- search and Manufacturers of America. Also represented by DAVID EVAN KORN, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America, Washington, DC. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 13, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

Reference

Status
Unpublished