Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v. apotex Inc, No. 12-1516 (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2013)

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit

MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.,

Formerly known as Schering Corporation,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

APOTEX INC. AND APOTEX CORP.,

Defendants-Cross Appellants.

2012-1516,-1543

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in No. 09-CV-6373, Judge Peter G. Sheridan.

JUDGMENT

RICHARD L. STANLEY, Law Office of Richard Stanley, of Houston, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant. On the brief were PAUL D. MATUKAITIS, EDWARD W. MURRAY and MARY J. MORRY, Merick & Co. Inc., of Rahway, New Jersey; and NICOLAS G. BARZOUKAS, JOSHUA P. DAVIS, AUDREY L. MANESS and JUSTIN CONSTANT, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Houston, Texas; and JOHN F. LYNCH, of Port Ludlow, Washington. Of counsel were JILLIAN A.

22 MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP v. APOTEX INC CENTANNI, DAVID E. DELORENZI and SHEILA F. MCSHANE, of Gibbons, P.C., of Newark, NJ; and KEVIN S. KUDLAC, and RENER TREVIN, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Houston, Texas.

DEANNE M. MAZZOCHI, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-cross appellants. With him on the brief were WILLIAM A. RAKOCZY, PAUL J. MOLINOM, ANDREW M. ALUL, ROY CHAMCHARAS, MATTHEW V. ANDERSON and YIXIN H. TANG. Of counsel was ARNOLD B. CALMANN, Saiber LLC, of Newark, New Jersey

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