Legal Opinion
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 16, 2015No. Civil Action Nos. 14-1078 (JBS/KMW), 14-2982 (JBS/KMW), 14-3168 (JBS/KMW), 14-3306 (JBS/KMW), 14-3996 (JBS/KMW), 14-4307 (JBS/KMW), 14-4508 (JBS/KMW), 14-4671 (JBS/KMW), 14-5537 (JBS/KMW), 14-5876 (JBS/KMW), 14-5878 (JBS/KMW), 14-6158 (JBS/KMW), 14-6397 (JBS/KMW), 14-6398 (JBS/KMW), 14-6890 (JBS/KMW), 14-7105 (JBS/KMW), 14-7252 (JBS/KMW), 14-7405 (JBS/KMW), 14-8074 (JBS/KMW), 14-8077 (JBS/KMW), 15-1585 (JBS/KMW), 15-161 (JBS/KMW)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKMAN OPINION
SIMANDLE, Chief Judge
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION .. .529
II. BACKGROUND .. .532 ’
A.Factual and Procedural Background ...532
1. Aripiprazole, Generally ... 533
2. The ’615, ’796, and ’760 Patents: Otsu-ka’s Aripiprazole Polymorph Patents ...533
3; The ’350 Patent:: Otsuka’s Asserted Method of Use Patent... 534
4. Otsuka’s Infringement Litigation in this District .. .535
III. CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD...536
IV. DISCUSSION .. .537
A. “Anhydrous Aripiprazole Crystals B” ...537
B. “mean particle size” ... 543
• 1. Standard for Indefiniteness ... 544
2. The ’615 Patent fails to inform,…
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