Legal Opinion
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 13, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-2876(RMU)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Granting the Plaintiff’s Request for a Preliminary Injunction
Table of Contents
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II.Statutory Framework — the Hatch-Waxman Act.
A. Pioneer Makers and New Drug Applications (NDA).
B. Generic Makers and the Abbreviated-New-Drug-Application (ANDA) Process .
III. Factual Background_
IV. The Maryland Litigation
V. Discussion
Subject-Matter Jurisdiction.11 <q
1. The Declaratory Judgment Act.12
2. Is This a “Patent Case”?.16
Preliminary Injunction Standard .17
Preliminary Injunction Analysis.18
1. Prong 1: Whether Mylan is Likely to Succeed on the Merits.18
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3Cited by20 opinions
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