Legal Opinion
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. TWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 21, 2017No. Civil No. 15-369 (RMB/JS)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION FOR PUBLIC VIEWING
BUMB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ... 493
II. BACKGROUND ... 494
A. The Drug Approval Process ... 494
B. The Patents-in-Suit ... 495
i. The ’898 Patent ... 495
ii. The ’131 Patent ... 495
iii. The ’930 Patent ... 495
C. Oxtellar XR® ... 496
D. TWi’s ANDA ... 496
III. LEGAL ANALYSIS ... 496
A. Claim Construction ... 497
i. Homogeneous Matrix ... 498
ii. Agent that Enhances the Solubility of Oxcarbazepine ... 498
B. Infringement ... 499
i. The Patents-in-Suit ... 499
ii. The TWi ANDA Product ... 500
C. Invalidity ... 519
i. Written Description ... 519
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