Legal Opinion

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. v. West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 6, 2015No. 2015-1139, 2015-1142PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (“Takeda”) appeals the order of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware denying its motion for preliminary injunction. Takeda sought to enjoin West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corporation, Hikma Americas Inc., and Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (collectively “Hikma”) from continuing its launch of Mitigare, a colchicine product for prophylactic treatment of gout, and from launching an authorized generic version of Mitigare. We affirm.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

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3Cited by72 opinions

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