Legal Opinion
AstraZeneca UK Ltd. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 14, 2012No. 2010-1460, 2010-1461, 2010-1462, 2010-1463, 2010-1464, 2010-1465, 2010-1466, 2010-1467, 2010-1468, 2010-1469, 2010-1470, 2010-1471, 2010-1472, 2010-1473PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge PLAGER.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MAYER.
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This patent litigation arises under the Hatch-Waxman Act, 21 U.S.C. § 355, whereby producers of generic pharmaceutical products are authorized to challenge the patent status of a federally registered and approved drug product, before the generic producer has obtained approval to sell its counterpart of the approved product. The generic litigant who succeeds in eliminating the drug patent is granted a 180-day period of…
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