Legal Opinion
Alcon Research, Ltd. v. Apotex Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 8, 2012No. 2011-1455PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. (collectively, Apotex) submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to market a generic version of the anti-allergy eye drop Patanol®. Alcon Research, Ltd. et al. (collectively, Alcon), who market Patanol®, sued Apotex for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A). Alcon asserted claims 1-8 of U.S. Patent No. 5,641,805 ('805 patent), which is listed in the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) entry for Patanol®. For the reasons set…
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