Limited v. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge

Plaintiffs, three manufacturers of generic drugs, are seeking a declaratory judgment, which they believe would give them the green light to produce a generic form of Defendants’ popular blood pressure medicine, Benicar® (olmesartan medoxom-il), at the earliest possible date. As explained here, however, this court lacks jurisdiction over Defendants. Accordingly, the case is dismissed without prejudice.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (“DS Japan”), a Japanese pharmaceutical company, owns certain patents,…