Source: https://www.scribd.com/document/121170983/Prevacid-ODT-Appeal
Timestamp: 2018-12-10 02:04:36
Document Index: 261989858

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 1292', '§ 355', '§ 1292', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 1338', '§ 271', '§ 331', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 1338', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 271', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355', '§ 355']

Prevacid ODT Appeal | Patent | United States Code
Uploaded by Chirag Talati
Federal Appeal for Prevacid ODT non-infringement
TIA Act__26 of 2008
Mellon v. Delaware, L. & W. R. Co, 154 U.S. 673 (1882)
Rule: Information disclosure: Testimony of current and former Ex-Im Bank personnel and production of Ex-Im Bank records
Helsinn Healthcare et. al. v. Dr. Reddy&#039;S Laboratories et. al.
Case: 13-1089
No. 2013-1089 IN THE
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED, TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA, INC., TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC., and ETHYPHARM, S.A., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., and CADILA HEALTHCARE, LIMITED, Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Case No. 3:10-cv-1723 District Judge Joel A. Pisano NONCONFIDENTIAL BRIEF FOR APPELLEES Eric J. Lobenfeld Arlene L. Chow HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 918-3000 January 2, 2013 Catherine E. Stetson Frederick Liu HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 637-5600 Counsel for Appellees
CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST Counsel for appellees hereby certifies as follows: 1. The full name of every party represented is: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals LLC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., and Ethypharm, S.A. 2. The real parties in interest are: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals LLC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., and Ethypharm, S.A. 3. All parent corporations and any publicly held companies that own
10% or more of the stock of the parties I represent are as follows: a. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. No company owns 10% or more of
the stock of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. b. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. Takeda
Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., has changed its name to Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. c. Takeda Pharmaceuticals LLC. Takeda Pharmaceuticals LLC is
owned by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., is a
CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST – Continued wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. d. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Takeda Pharmaceuticals
America, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. e. Ethypharm, S.A. Ethypharm, S.A., is 99.09% owned by Financiere
Verdi, and no publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of Ethypharm’s stock. 4. The names of all law firms and partners or associates that appeared for
the parties represented by me in the trial court or that are expected to appear in this court are: Hogan Lovells US LLP: Eric. J. Lobenfeld, Catherine E. Stetson, Arlene L. Chow, Dillon Kim, Frederick Liu, Bonnie Chen, Takashi Okuda. Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho: Philippe Y. Riesen. McCarter & English, LLP: Carissa L. Rodrigue, Elina Slavin, John Edmund Flaherty, Jonathan M.H. Short, Mark A. Anania, Symone J. Redwine, William J. Heller. Baker Botts LLP: Paul A. Ragusa, Lisa Kole, Sandra Lee. /s/ Catherine E. Stetson Catherine E. Stetson
.................................................... ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ....................... Statutory Framework .................................................................. 3 A................................... 24 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................ 3 Factual And Procedural Background ................................................ 5 SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT .......................... 25 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE i STANDARD OF REVIEW ........................... 10 ARGUMENT ......... 2 COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE FACTS ...................................................................... .................... 1 COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE ISSUE ...... ......... iii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES ........................Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 4 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED .................................... 12 A.. v JURISDICTION................................................................................................................................. ........ 12 I.......... 17 C............................................. ......... II................................................................................... 2 COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE CASE . B.................................... 13 B...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ..................
ii .Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 5 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED The material omitted throughout this brief relates to Zydus’s ANDA product. Zydus’s communications with FDA. That material is confidential and subject to a protective order in the District Court. and the basis for certain proprietary business decisions made by Zydus.
. Teva Pharms............ Inc......... 522 U. 2002) ......... Cir..... FAS Techs. Inc.......... 28.........S......... 22 Bayer AG v..3d 1254 (Fed Cir............... v. 279 F...... Cir... 3710.... 12 Glaxo................... Ltd... 25........ 19 In re Brimonidine Patent Litig........ No... Labs........ 23 iii .................... Sandoz.... 22............18........ 1670 (2012) . Sept...... 1997) ......... 557 F..............N.... 2012) .....3d 1448 (Fed.... 524 F.. Ltd. 19 Bayer AG v.......... 12...D.......................N...... 23 Shire LLC v....... Del............... 24 Gen....... 3. 2008 WL 4809037 (D... 11 Civ...... 2:06-cv-2768............ v.. 212 F.. 2000) .... 2340. Inc.... 132 S.3d 1340 (Fed.................... Biovail Corp... No......... 2. USA............ 22 Apotex........ Inc........ 2002) ................... 12 Dominant Semiconductors Sdn... TorPharm... 1998) (en banc) . 2008) ........ 2012 WL 4477605 (S............. 07-md-1866.3d 1346 (Fed.... 12 Eli Lilly & Co. (“Elan”). No........ 2009) ....... Sept...... 2008) . Mar..3d 1367 (Fed.... Cir...20................ Cir......... Ct.........3d 1241 (Fed Cir... No. Nov............... Watson Pharms. Inc.......2. 2012 WL 1080148 (E..... Cir...... Novopharm. 2012).. 136 (1997) . Pa.... v...............D..... Inc........ 3.3d 1562 (Fed... Joiner.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 6 Filed: 01/02/2013 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page CASES: Abbott Labs... Research Corp... 110 F....... Novo Nordisk A/S...Y...17.... Elan Pharm. v.. 300 F. v... Bhd. (“Biovail”).......... Cephalon.. v............... Inc........ 20 Bayer Schera Pharma AG v...... 23............. 2010 WL 3447906 (S.. 2010).......................... v.......... OSRAM GmbH.....................D.............. Co.....Y.................... Elec....... 08 Civ........................ v.... 4 Cybor Corp... Inc. 23 Caraco Pharm.............. 138 F............. 19.......
........ 5.........................................S..................S.......C..............S......Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 7 Filed: 01/02/2013 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES – Continued Page ZF Meritor......... 2012) ............................................................................C.. § 355(b)(1).........................................................................C................C.... 1 28 U.............. 12 STATUTES: 21 U.S.......S....................... § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii) ............................................................. 13 28 U................................ § 355(j)(2)(A) .........S........... LLC v............................................................... 6..............S....C..........C... 4 21 U.............. § 1292(c) ................... Eaton Corp.....................S......................3................. 3 21 U.................................................. 5 28 U... § 355(j)(2)(B) .............................. 4 21 U.................................................................... § 1292(a) ...................C.. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii)(II)(bb) ........................................ 696 F.............................................................................S................ 1 35 U...................... § 355(j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV) ....3d 254 (3d Cir..........S......... § 1338(a) .............. § 271(e)(2)(A) ..........C.....S....................... 4 21 U..................C................................................ 2 28 U...........................................C..... § 331(d) ....C.........S..... § 355(j)(2)(A)(vii) ...... 4 21 U................ 4 iv ........C............. 4.C....................S............. 19 21 U........ 5 28 U................................. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii)(I)(aa) .......
v .Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 8 Filed: 01/02/2013 STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES Pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 47. counsel for appellees states that no other appeal in or from the same civil action or proceeding in the District Court was previously before this or any other appellate court. and that counsel is not aware of any other case pending in this or any other court that will directly affect or be directly affected by this Court’s decision in the pending appeal.5.
ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICALS USA. S. Appellants filed a notice of appeal on November 19. Defendants-Appellants. INC.C. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA. 1 ..S. 2012. JA 49-50. 3:10-cv-1723 District Judge Joel A. and CADILA HEALTHCARE.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 9 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED IN THE United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ________________ TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED.. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA. LLC. ________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Case No. v. Pisano ________________ NONCONFIDENTIAL BRIEF FOR APPELLEES ________________ JURISDICTION The District Court had jurisdiction in this patent case under 28 U. and ETHYPHARM. § 1338(a)..A. LIMITED. Plaintiffs-Appellees. INC.. INC. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS.
“Takeda”) own patents that claim the formulation for the brand-name drug Prevacid® SoluTab™. Inc. also owns a patent that covers that formulation. The suit triggered a statutory 30-month stay prohibiting FDA from 2 .. Inc. seeking to manufacture a generic version of Prevacid® SoluTab™. “Zydus”) filed an abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”) with FDA. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals America. Inc. S.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 10 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE ISSUE COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE CASE Appellees Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.A. Appellee Ethypharm. Takeda and Ethypharm sued Zydus for patent infringement in federal district court.S. appellants Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA..A. and Cadila Healthcare. In 2010. Limited (together. DE 1. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U. (collectively.. LLC. Takeda Pharmaceuticals..
21 U. The NDA must identify. Ct. 132 S. Ltd. 1676 (2012). § 355(b)(1). Novo Nordisk A/S. among other things. Caraco Pharm. JA 2. COUNTERSTATEMENT OF THE FACTS A. v. each patent that claims the drug the brand manufacturer seeks to market.C. 3 . Labs. 21 U. Discovery and cross-motions consumed 2011 and over half of 2012. Zydus appealed. Statutory Framework Before a brand manufacturer may market a new drug.S.C.. 1670.S. it must seek FDA’s approval through a new drug application (“NDA”).Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 11 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED declaring effective any approval of Zydus’s ANDA. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii). The District Court granted Takeda’s requests.
§ 355(j)(2)(A)(vii)(IV). 132 S. an ANDA must show that the generic drug is biologically equivalent to the brand manufacturer’s drug.C. If.” Id. § 355(j)(2)(A). 21 U. Among the possible certifications that an ANDA may make is that “such patent is invalid or will not be infringed by the manufacture.S. 35 U. at 1676. 21 U. another company may later seek permission to market a generic version of the drug by filing an abbreviated new drug application (“ANDA”) with FDA. This is known as a “paragraph IV” certification. or sale of the [generic] drug. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii).C. at 1677.S. Caraco. Id. § 271(e)(2)(A). because a paragraph IV certification is itself an act of patent infringement under the statute. § 355(j)(2)(B).Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 12 Filed: 01/02/2013 If FDA approves the NDA. Ct.S. 4 .” Caraco. within 45 days after receiving notice. use.C. 132 S. a patentee files an infringement suit against the generic manufacturer. Id. Ct. the statute prohibits FDA from making effective any approval of the generic drug for a period of 30 months. beginning on the date the notice was received. The statute requires that the generic manufacturer give notice of the certification to the brand manufacturer and other patentees. Typically. An ANDA must also contain a certification with respect to each patent that claims the brand-name product or its use. “Filing a paragraph IV certification means provoking litigation. § 355(j)(2)(A)(vii).
§ 355(j)(5)(B)(iii)(II)(bb). Factual And Procedural Background In 2002. The statute also gives the district court discretion to shorten or lengthen the 30-month period if “either party to the action failed to reasonably cooperate in expediting the action. the district court could. and the stay could remain in place until the patent itself expires if the court does find it infringed. FDA approved Takeda’s NDA for lansoprazole orally disintegrating tablets (hereinafter called the “ODT product” or just “the product”).Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 13 Filed: 01/02/2013 The statutory stay may be shorter or longer. “if before the expiration of [the 30-month] period the district court decides that the patent is invalid or not infringed. B. a party’s failure to reasonably cooperate threatens to prevent the district court from rendering a decision on the merits before the expiration of the 30-month period. If. in its discretion. “if before the expiration of such period the district court decides that the patent has been infringed. extend the period. depending on the circumstances. the rules above would apply: The stay would generally end on the date of the court’s judgment if the court finds the patent invalid or not infringed. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii)(I)(aa). Conversely.” Id. If the district court then renders a decision before the expiration of that extended period.” the stay could remain in place until the patent itself expires. For instance.” the stay generally expires on the date the district court enters judgment. Id. for example. Id. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii). 5 .
In 2010. at 7. and issued an opinion construing disputed patent claim terms the following October. Thus. 9-10. within the 45-day window. 21 U.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 14 Filed: 01/02/2013 which Takeda manufactures and sells under the brand name Prevacid® SoluTab™. at 6. JA 79. Takeda and Ethypharm received notice of the certification in February 2010. Takeda’s patents would be literally infringed by a generic version of the ODT product containing granules 6 . DE 1.S. at 7. 124. and one owned by Ethypharm. In that opinion. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iii). DE 1. With its ANDA. meaning that FDA was statutorily prohibited from making any approval of the ANDA effective before August 2012—30 months following the receipt of notice. 102. FDA lists four patents as claiming the ODT product: three owned by Takeda. the court construed the “average particle diameter” limitation in each of Takeda’s patents as incorporating a measurement variation of ±10 percent. DE 113. Zydus filed an ANDA seeking FDA’s approval to manufacture a generic version of Prevacid® SoluTab™. The District Court held a Markman claim-construction hearing in May 2011. Each of Takeda’s three patents requires that the product contain enteric-coated or mannitol-finished granules of an average particle diameter of 400 µm or less. DE 1. DE 113.C. They sued Zydus in April 2010. Zydus submitted a paragraph IV certification asserting that Takeda and Ethypharm’s listed patents were invalid or would not be infringed by manufacture of the generic version.
7 .Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 15 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED with an average particle diameter of 440 µm or less. The District Court denied Zydus’s motion for reconsideration of its claimconstruction order in January 2012. DE 130. By that time. the parties were already well into discovery.
The parties agreed to service of rebuttal expert reports by the end of August 2012 and completion of expert discovery by the end of September.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 16 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED Discovery in the infringement action continued. DE 219. 8 . and that trial begin on November 5. The District Court ordered that pretrial motions be filed no later than September 28. DE 220.
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 17 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 9 .
the District Court agreed with Takeda.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 18 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED After a hearing. SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT 10 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 19 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 11 .
or is clearly unreasonable. Under that standard. II. [this Court] appl[ies] the standard of review of the regional circuit.” Dominant Semiconductors Sdn. 522 U.S.. 143 (1997). 2008) (internal quotation marks omitted). 1998) (en banc). this Court does not disturb a district court ruling unless it “is based on clearly erroneous findings of fact.3d 1254. 136. is based on erroneous interpretations of the law. Co. Cir. “[D]eference * * * is the hallmark of abuse-of-discretion review.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 20 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUMENT I. Bhd. 138 F. STANDARD OF REVIEW “On procedural issues not unique to patent law.3d 1448. FAS Techs..” Cybor Corp. Inc. v.” Gen. 12 . 1460 (Fed. 524 F. 1260 (Fed. arbitrary or fanciful. Joiner. OSRAM GmbH. v. v. Cir. Elec.
13 . A.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 21 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED Zydus’s challenges are meritless. There was no abuse of discretion.
based on the patent’s intrinsic evidence and expert testimony. but in its October 2011 decision. 14 . at 7.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 22 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED The parties disputed the scope of this limitation throughout the Markman proceedings. DE 113. that the limitation covered granules whose average particle diameter was measured to be 10 percent above the 400-µm figure. the District Court agreed with Takeda. 910.
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 23 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 15 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 24 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 16 .
Cir. 17 . “the statute requires an infringement inquiry focused on what is likely to be sold following FDA approval.” Glaxo. v.3d 1562.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 25 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED B. Ltd. including the ANDA. 1568 (Fed.. 110 F. 1997). In an action brought by a brand manufacturer against a generic competitor who has filed a paragraph IV certification. Inc. Novopharm. This inquiry must be based on all of the relevant evidence.
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 26 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 18 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 27 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 19 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 28 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 20 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 29 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 21 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 30 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 22 .
Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 31 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED 23 .
24 .Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 32 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED C.
NY 10022 (212) 918-3000 January 2.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 33 Filed: 01/02/2013 CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED CONCLUSION For all of the foregoing reasons. N. 20004 (202) 637-5600 Eric J. Chow HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 875 Third Avenue New York. Respectfully submitted.C. Stetson Catherine E. /s/ Catherine E. D. the District Court’s order should be affirmed.W. Lobenfeld Arlene L. Stetson Frederick Liu HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street. Washington. 2013 Counsel for Appellees 25 .
2. /s/ Catherine E. Stetson Catherine E. This brief complies with the typeface requirements of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32(a)(5) and the typestyle requirements of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32(a)(6) because it has been prepared in a proportionally spaced typeface using Microsoft Office Word in Times New Roman 14-point font.Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 34 Filed: 01/02/2013 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 1. This brief complies with the type-volume limitations of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32(a)(7)(B) because it contains 5435 words. Stetson .
I further certify that I caused two copies of the confidential version of this brief to be served via first-class mail upon the following: Steven J. Stetson .Case: 13-1089 Document: 24 Page: 35 Filed: 01/02/2013 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 2nd day of January 2013. Stetson Catherine E. Moore Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 400 Atlantic Street Stamford. I caused a copy of the nonconfidential version of the foregoing Brief for Appellees to be served by electronic means via the Court’s CM/ECF system on all counsel registered to receive electronic notices. CT 06901 /s/ Catherine E.
New Drug Application (Fda)
Documents Similar To Prevacid ODT Appeal