Legal Opinion
Senju Pharmaceutical Co. v. Apotex Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 31, 2014No. 2013-1027PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PLAGER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge O’MALLEY.
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent case calling on us to consider the application of claim preclusion doctrine (res judicata) to a second suit on the same patent based on amended claims resulting from a re-examination of the patent. Plaintiffs-Appellants Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Allergan, Inc. (collectively referred to as “Senju”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Defendants-Ap-pellees Apotex…
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