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Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Akorn, Inc., No. 17-1511 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 8, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1511
Decided
August 8, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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.,

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION,

Appellants

v.

AKORN, INC.,

Appellee

2017-1511

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015-01205.

JUDGMENT

ANTON METLITSKY, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellants. Also represented by LISA BARONS PENSABENE, FILKO PRUGO; JOHN C. KAPPOS, Newport Beach, CA. CHANDRIKA VIRA, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by ELDORA ELLISON, RALPH WILSON POWERS, III, JON WRIGHT.

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

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, REYNA, and TARANTO,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 8, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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