Case Name: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION and Beecham Group, P.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. APOTEX CORP., Apotex, Inc., and Torpharm, Inc., Defendants-Cross Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-08
Citations: 403 F.3d 1328
Docket Number: Nos. 03-2185, 03-1313
Parties: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION and Beecham Group, P.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. APOTEX CORP., Apotex, Inc., and Torpharm, Inc., Defendants-Cross Appellants.
Judges: Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, CLEVENGER, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, and PROST, Circuit Judges. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, dissents in a separate order.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 403
Pages: 1328–1330

Head Matter:
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION and Beecham Group, P.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. APOTEX CORP., Apotex, Inc., and Torpharm, Inc., Defendants-Cross Appellants.
Nos. 03-2185, 03-1313.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
April 8, 2005.
Ford F. Farabow, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, filed a petition for rehearing en banc for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the petition were Robert D. Bajefsky, Howard W. Levine, Scott J. Pop-ma and Jennifer S. Swan.
Hugh L. Moore, Lord, Bissell & Brook, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, filed a petition for rehearing en banc for defendants-cross-appellants. With him on the petition were Keith D. Parr, Hugh S. Balsam, Scott B. Feder and Kevin M. Nelson.
Paul H. Berghoff, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Intellectual Property Owners Association. With him on the brief was Joshua R. Rich. Of counsel on the brief was J. Jeffrey Hawley, President, Intellectual Property Owners Association, of Washington, DC.
Rudolf E. Hutz, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, of Wilmington, Delaware, filed an amicus curiae brief for Pfizer Inc.
Frederick H. Rein, Goodwin Procter LLP, of New York, New York, filed an amicus curiae brief for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Christine J. Siwik, Rakoczy Molino Maz-zochi LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Generic Pharmaceutical Association. With her on the brief was Lara E. Monroe-Sampson.
Christopher N. Sipes, Covington & Bur-ling, of Washington, DC, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, of Washington, DC, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Washington Legal Foundation. With him on the brief was Daniel J. Popeo.
Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, CLEVENGER, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, and PROST, Circuit Judges. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, dissents in a separate order.
LOURIE, Circuit Judge, did not participate in the vote.

Opinion:
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC.
ORDER
Petitions for rehearing en banc having been filed by both the Appellants-Cross-Appellees and Appellees-Cross-Appel-lants, responses thereto having been invited by the court and filed by both the Appellants-Cross-Appellees and Appel-lees-Cross-Appellants, and briefs of ami-cus curiae having been filed by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Generic Pharmaceutical Association, the petitions for rehearing en banc, responses and briefs of amicus curiae having been referred to the circuit judges who are in regular active service, and a poll having been requested and taken,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petitions for rehearing en banc are granted for the limited purpose of vacating the panel's original opinion addressing the issue of experimental use. The panel's judgment and original opinion entered on April 23, 2004, as amended April 28, 2004, and reported at 365 F.3d 1306 (Fed.Cir.2004), is vacated.
(2) The case is remanded to the panel for further proceedings.