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In re Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan), No. 23-2218 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2024)

Dismissed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-2218
Decided
March 6, 2024
Judge
See opinion
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
3 pages

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

In Re ENTRESTO (SACUBITRIL/VALSARTAN)

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

TORRENT PHARMA INC., TORRENT

PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.

Defendants-Appellees

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

ALEMBIC PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED,

ALEMBIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,

Defendants

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

2HETERO USA, INC., HETERO LABS LIMITED,

HETERO LABS LIMITED UNIT-III, MSN

PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., MSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE LTD., MSN LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE

LTD.,

Defendants-Appellees

2023-2218, 2023-2219, 2023-2220, 2023-2221

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Nos. 1:19-cv-01979-RGA, 1:19-cv-02021-RGA, 1:19-cv-02053-RGA, and 1:20-md-02930-RGA, Judge Richard G. Andrews.

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2023-2260

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in No. 1:19-cv-00201-TSK, Chief Judge Thomas S. Kleeh.

O R D E R

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. submit a joint stipulation to dismiss3 Appeal No. 2023-2260 pursuant to Rule 42(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, agreeing that each bear its own costs with respect to Appeal No. 2023-2260. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) Appeal No. 2023-2260 is deconsolidated from Appeal Nos. 2023-2218, 2023-2219, 2023-2220, and 2023-2221, and Appeal No. 2023-2260 is dismissed. Each side shall bear its own costs regarding Appeal No. 2023-2260. (2) The stay in Appeal Nos. 2023-2218, 2023-2219, 2023-2220, and 2023-2221 is lifted. (3) The Clerk of Court shall transmit a copy of this order to the merits panel assigned to Appeal Nos. 2023-2218, 2023-2219, 2023-2220, and 2023-2221.

FOR THE COURT

Figure on page 3 of the opinion

March 6, 2024 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE (as to Appeal No. 2023-2260 only): March 6, 2024

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In re Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan), No. 23-2218 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2024).

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