Alpharma, Inc. v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES P. JONES, Chief Judge.

In this patent case, I will deny the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, alternatively, to transfer venue.

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The plaintiff, Alpharma Inc., has developed a new prescription drug and hopes to bring it to market soon. To clear its path, it asks this court to declare several of the defendant’s patents invalid and non-infringed. The defendant, Purdue Pharma L.P., moves to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), or alternatively, to transfer it to the District of Connecticut, 28…