Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 12-1359 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 14, 2013)

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP

AND ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

ANCHEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,

Defendant

AND

OSMOTICA PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellant,

AND

TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

AND TORRENT PHARMA INC.,

Defendants-Appellants,

AND

MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

AND MYLAN INC.,

Defendants-Appellants.

2012-1359, -1360, -1361, -1362, -1363, -1364

2Appeals from the United States District Court of New Jersey in Nos. 10-CV-1835, 10-CV-4203, 10-CV-4205, 10-CV-4971, 10-CV-5519, 11-CV-2483, and 11-CV-2484, Judge Joel A. Pisano.

JUDGMENT

HENRY J. RENK, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief were BRUCE C. HAAS, STEVEN C. KLINE, MICHAEL P. MCGRAW, DENNIS GREGORY and ROBERT J. CZARNECKI, JR.

CHRISTOPHER T. GRIFFITH, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, LTD., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellant, Osmotica Pharmaceutical Corporation and WILLIAM A. RAKOCZY, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for Defendants-appellants, Myland Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. With them on the brief were ROBERT F. GREEN, LEYDIG, Voit & Mayer, LTD. of Chicago, Illinois, JAMACIA P. SZELIGA, of Washington, DC, and AMY D. BRODY, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, of Chicago, Illinois,

H. KEETO SABHARWAL, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, et al. With him on the brief were BYRON L. PICKARD, JONATHAN M. STRANG and DENNIES VARUGHESE.

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