Case Name: PFIZER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. APOTEX, INC. (formerly known as TorPharm, Inc.), Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-05-21
Citations: 488 F.3d 1377
Docket Number: No. 2006-1261
Parties: PFIZER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. APOTEX, INC. (formerly known as TorPharm, Inc.), Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 488
Pages: 1377–1384

Head Matter:
PFIZER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. APOTEX, INC. (formerly known as TorPharm, Inc.), Defendant-Appellant.
No. 2006-1261.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
May 21, 2007.
Richard G. Greco, Kay Scholer LLP, of New York, New York, filed a combined petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the petition were Milton Sherman, and David O. Bickart.
A. Sidney Katz, Welsh & Katz, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, filed a response for de fendant-appellant. With him on the response were, Robert B. Breisblatt, Steven E. Feldman and Philip D. Segrest, Jr.
Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, of Washington, DC, filed an amici curiae brief for SmithKline Beecham Corporation (d/ b/a GlaxoSmithKline) and Eli Lilly and Company. With him on the brief were Jeffrey P. Kushan and Peter S. Choi. Also on the brief were David T. Pritikin, John W. Treece and Constantine L. Trela, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois. Of counsel on the brief were James J. Kelley and Paul J. Gaylo, Eli Lilly and Company, of Indianapolis, Indiana; and Sherry M. Knowles, GlaxoSmithkline, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Charles E. Lipsey, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Biotechnology Industry Organization. With him on the brief were Howard W. Levine and Scott J. Popma. Of counsel on the brief were Hans Sauer, Biotechnology Industry Organization, of Washington, DC; and Brian P. Barrett, Eli Lilly and Company, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Christopher N. Sipes, Covington & Bur-ling LLP, of Washington, DC, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. With him on the brief were Richard L. Rainey and Scott C. Weidenfeller.
E. Anthony Figg, Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck, of Washington, DC, filed an amicus curiae brief for Mylan Laboratories Inc. and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. With him on the brief were Steven Lieberman and Minaksi Bhatt.
William L. Mentlik, Lerner, David, Lit-tenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, of Westfield, New Jersey, filed an amicus curiae brief for the Generic Pharmaceutical Association. With him on the brief were Roy H. Wepner and Michael H. Tes-chner.
Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, MAYER, LOURIE, RADER, SCHALL, BRYSON, GAJARSA, LINN, DYK, PROST, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
The Appellee, Pfizer, Inc. filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc, and a response thereto was invited by the court and filed by the Appellant, Apotex, Inc. The petition for rehearing was referred to the panel that heard the appeal, and thereafter the petition for rehearing en banc and response were referred to the circuit judges who are authorized to request a poll whether to rehear the appeal en banc. A poll was requested, taken, and failed.
Apotex, Inc. moves for expedited denial of rehearing and rehearing en banc, and for expedited issuance of the mandate. Pfizer, Inc. opposes.
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc is denied.
(2) The motion for expedited denial of rehearing and rehearing en banc is denied as moot.
(3) The motion for expedited issuance of the mandate is granted.
NEWMAN, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges, would rehear the appeal en banc.
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, dissents in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in a separate opinion.
LOURIE, Circuit Judge, dissents in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in a separate opinion.
RADER, Circuit Judge, dissents in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc in a separate opinion.