Astellas Pharma Inc. v. Ascent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., ASTELLAS ) IRELAND CO., LTD. and ASTELLAS ) PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, ) INC., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 23-486-JFB-EGT (Consolidated) ) ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ) MSN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. and ) MSN LABORATORIES PRIVATE ) LIMITED ) ) Defendants. ) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Presently before the Court is the motion of Astellas Pharma Inc., Astellas Ireland Co., Ltd. and Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. (collectively, “Plaintiffs” or “Astellas”) to dismiss Ascent Pharmaceutical, Inc.’s…