Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc v. Warner Chilcott Public Limited

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a generic drug manufacturer, and several other Plaintiffs (hereinafter “Mylan”) originally brought this action against Defendants, Warner Chilcott and Mayne Pharma, both name-brand drug manufacturers. Defendants manufacture and sell “Doryx,” the name-brand version of delayed-release doxycycline hyclate, an oral antibiotic of the tetracycline class used to treat severe acne. Tetracyclines are a broad category of antibiotics, the most common being doxy-cycline monohydrate and minocycline, which vary in their use and…