Legal Opinion
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. v. Danbury Pharmacal, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 1, 1998No. 97 Civ. 3403(RO), 97 Civ. 8357(RO)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OWEN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Yamanouehi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Merck & Co., Inc. have brought suit against defendant Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc. and its subsidiaries Danbury Pharmacal, Inc. and Marsam Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1 for patent infringement under certain provisions of the Hateh-Waxman Act (the Act). 2
Under the Act, generic drug producers can target a patented drug for future generic development upon the targeted drug’s patent expiration. The Act serves to expedite both FDA approval and the subsequent production and marketing of the generic drug. First, the Act allows…
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- Glaxo Group Limited and Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. And Merck & Co., Inc. v. Danbury Pharmacal, Inc., Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Marsam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Wyeth v. RANBAXY LABORATORIES LIMITEDDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2006
- Nabisco, Inc. v. PF Brands, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
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