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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited v. Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 23-1374 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1374
Decided
May 4, 2023
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

LIMITED, TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A.,

INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees

v.

NORWICH PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2023-1374

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in No. 2:20-cv-08966-SRC-CLW, Judge Stanley R. Chesler.

JUDGMENT

EDGAR HAUG, Haug Partners LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. Also represented by KAITLIN FARRELL, PORTER F. FLEMING, SHEILA MORTAZAVI, ANDREW SCOTT ROPER.

CHAD A. LANDMON, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, Hartford, CT, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by THOMAS K. HEDEMANN, EDWARD M. MATHIAS,

2FRANCIS H. MORRISON, III; JASON MURATA, San Francisco, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, MAYER and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 4, 2023 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited v. Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc., No. 23-1374 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2023).

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CAFC-23-1374-20230504
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