No. 19-584

Nuvo Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Designated Activity Company, et al. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 35-usc-112 enablement federal-circuit innovation patent patent-law pharmaceutical pharmaceutical-composition prior-art written-description
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Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Circuit erred by holding that, whenever the prior art teaches away from a pharmaceutical composition, the written description of a patent claiming that composition can satisfy 35 U.S.C. § 112 only if it discloses either experimental data proving efficacy or a detailed theory of why the composition works sufficient to show that it would be effective

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Federal Circuit erred by holding that, whenever the prior art teaches away from a pharmaceutical composition, the written description of a patent claiming that composition can satisfy 35 U.S.C. § 112 only if it discloses either experimental data proving efficacy or a detailed theory of why the composition works sufficient to show that it would be effective.

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-04
Waiver of right of respondents Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. to respond filed.
2019-12-04
Waiver of right of respondents Mylan Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Laboratories Limited to respond filed.
2019-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.
John Caviness O'QuinnKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
John Caviness O'QuinnKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Horizon Medicines LLC
James Burton MonroeFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, et. al., Petitioner
James Burton MonroeFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, et. al., Petitioner
Mylan Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Laboratories Limited
Dan L. BagatellPerkins Coie LLP, Respondent
Dan L. BagatellPerkins Coie LLP, Respondent