Legal Opinion
Altana Pharma AG v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 14, 2009No. 19-2015PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants Altana Pharma AG and Wyeth (collectively, “Altana”) appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denying a preliminary injunction. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellants, Altana Pharma AG and Wyeth, accuse appellees, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (“Sun”), et al. (collectively, “Defendants”) of infringing U.S. Patent No. 4,758,579 (“the '579 patent”). Wyeth is the exclusive licensee of the '579 patent in the…
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