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Litigation Details for In Re: Opana ER Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill. 2014)


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In Re: Opana ER Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill. 2014)

Docket ⤷  Sign Up Date Filed 2014-12-12
Court District Court, N.D. Illinois Date Terminated 2022-07-01
Cause 28:1331 Federal Question Assigned To Matthew F. Kennelly
Jury Demand Defendant Referred To
Parties MEIJER, INC.
Patents 6,022,539; 6,228,398; 6,294,195; 6,495,155; 7,229,636; 7,276,250; 7,404,489; 7,718,640; 7,811,560; 7,851,482; 7,879,349; 8,003,353; 8,075,872; 8,114,383; 8,192,722; 8,309,060; 8,309,122; 8,329,216; 8,338,395; 8,808,737; 8,871,779; 8,940,714; 9,119,876; 9,295,657; 9,375,478; 9,415,007; 9,687,526; 9,744,209; 9,744,239; 9,750,785; 9,937,223; RE39,941
Attorneys Joseph R. Saveri
Firms Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
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Details for In Re: Opana ER Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill. 2014)

Date Filed Document No. Description Snippet Link To Document
2015-05-04 102 for what ultimately issued as U.S. Patent No. 7,276,250 patent entitled “Sustained release formulations…the Orange Book patents because: (1) no patents exist on the brand drug; (2) the patents have expired;…artificial act” of patent infringement, permitting the patent owner to file a patent infringement suit…ER. This patent is expected to provide patent protection until November 2023. The new patent will be listed…limitations on the types of patents that can be listed. Only drug substance patents (active ingredient), drug External link to document
2016-02-10 151 patent”), No. 5,662,933 (the “‘933 patent”), and No. 7,276,250 …purchased the rights to four patents — U.S. Patent No. 5,128,143 (the “143 patent”), No. 5,958,456 (the …of any unexpired patents listed in the Orange Book; or (IV) that any unexpired patents listed in the Orange…artificial act” of patent infringement, permitting the brand company to file a patent infringement suit… ‘143 patent in the Orange Book as covering Opana ER, and later added the ‘456 and ‘933 patents. External link to document
2016-02-25 162 “‘456 patent”), No. 5,662,933 (the “‘933 patent”), and No. 7,276,250 (the “‘250 patent”) (collectively… rights to four patents — U.S. Patent No. 5,128,143 (the “‘143 patent”), No. …expiration of the Penwest Patents, and Endo sued each for patent infringement. RAC ¶¶ 84-109…enforceability of the ‘933 and ‘456 patents, as well as the ‘250 patent, which Endo had not even accused…agreement to settle ongoing patent infringement Case: 1:14-cv-10150 Document External link to document
2016-03-02 164 for what ultimately issued as U.S. Patent No. 7,276,250 patent entitled “Sustained release formulations…the Orange Book patents because: (1) no patents exist on the brand drug; (2) the patents have expired;…artificial act” of patent infringement, permitting the patent owner to file a patent infringement suit…ER. This patent is expected to provide patent protection until November 2023. The new patent will be listed…limitations on the types of patents that can be listed. Only drug substance patents (active ingredient), drug External link to document
2020-04-29 562 Exclusive License USA 6,022,539 June 3, 2019 …issued patents, 36 U.S. patent applications pending, 157 foreign issued patents and 72 foreign patent applications… by patent rights or have limited patent life and will soon lose patent protection. Loss of patent protection…five patents relating to VASOSTRICT® by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). These patents expire…243 U.S. issued patents, 64 U.S. patent applications pending, 551 foreign issued patents, and 150 foreign External link to document
2020-04-29 581 Exclusive License USA 6,022,539 June 3, 2019 …issued patents, 36 U.S. patent applications pending, 157 foreign issued patents and 72 foreign patent applications… by patent rights or have limited patent life and will soon lose patent protection. Loss of patent protection…five patents relating to VASOSTRICT® by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). These patents expire…243 U.S. issued patents, 64 U.S. patent applications pending, 551 foreign issued patents, and 150 foreign External link to document
2020-08-18 693 additional patents that it claimed covered Opana ER, including U.S. Patent No. 8,309,122 (the “’122 patent…Endo’s patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,958,456 (the “’456 patent”) and 5,662,933 (the “’933 patent”) (the … patent”); U.S. Patent No. 8,329,216 (the “’216 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 8,871,779 (the “’779 patent…Original Opana ER infringed the ‘122 patent, the ‘216 patent, and U.S. Patent No. 8,808,737.118 This lawsuit…opinion of Plaintiffs’ patent expert, Glen Belvis, who opined that a reasonable patent attorney would have External link to document
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