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Acorda Therapeutics Inc. v. Apotex Inc., No. 12-1019 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1019
Decided
June 11, 2012
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

APOTEX INC. and APOTEX CORP.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2012-1019

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Case No. 07-CV-4937, Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown, Jr.

JUDGMENT

JAMES B. MONROE, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, of Austin, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were PAUL W. BROWNING and ANDREA DENISE MAIN. Of counsel on the brief was GREGORY A. CASTANIAS, Jones Day, of Washington, DC.

2KEVIN M. NELSON, Locke Lord LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were KEITH D. PARR, SCOTT B. FEDER, HUGH S. BALSAM, and JAMES T. PETERKA. Of counsel on the brief was ALAN B. CLEMENT.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 11, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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