Mylan Laboratories, Inc. v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Mylan Laboratories, Inc., Mylan Technologies, Inc. and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Mylan) appeal the district court’s summary judgment upholding the decision of appellee Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA decision granted appellees ALZA Corp. and Jans-sen Pharmaceutica, Inc., both subsidiaries of Johnson and Johnson, (collectively, ALZA) a six-month period of pediatric marketing exclusivity, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 355a, following expiration of the final patent for ALZA’s brand…