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Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Apotex, Inc., No. 12-1179 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 5, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1179
Decided
October 5, 2012
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,

KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,

and ALLERGAN, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

APOTEX, INC. and APOTEX CORP.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2012-1179

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Case No. 07-CV-0779, Judge Sue L. Robinson.

JUDGMENT

RICHARD D. KELLY, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier, & Neustadt, L.L.P., of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were STEPHEN G. BAXTER, FRANK J. WEST, and TIA D. FENTON.

SCOTT B. FEDER, Locke Lord, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were HUGH S. BALSAM, DAVID B. ABRAMOWITZ and PATRICK C. GALLAGHER; and ALAN B. CLEMENT, of New York, New York.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (BRYSON, DYK, and PROST, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 5, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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