Legal Opinion
Pharmacia Corp. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 10, 2005No. 2004-1478PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Par) filed Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) No. 76-218, seeking approval to market and sell a generic version of a glaucoma medication called Xalatan. Because the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey did not abuse its discretion in finding only U.S. Patent No. 5,422,368 (the ’368 patent) unenforceable due to inequitable conduct, this court affirms.
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Glaucoma is a chronic disease manifested by an increased fluid pressure in the eye, known as intraocular pressure. Treatments include topical medications, oral medications…
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