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Litigation Details for In re Lantus Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (D. Mass. 2016)


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In re Lantus Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (D. Mass. 2016)

Docket ⤷  Sign Up Date Filed 2016-12-30
Court District Court, D. Massachusetts Date Terminated 2018-10-24
Cause 15:1 Antitrust Litigation Assigned To
Jury Demand Both Referred To
Parties SANOFI GMBH; SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S., LLC
Patents 7,291,132; 7,476,652; 7,713,930; 7,918,833; 8,512,297; 8,556,864; 8,603,044; 8,679,069; 8,992,486; 9,011,391; 9,233,211; 9,408,979; 9,526,844; 9,533,105; 9,561,331; 9,604,008; 9,604,009; 9,610,409; 9,623,189; 9,717,852; 9,775,954; 9,827,379
Attorneys Joseph M. Vanek; Theresa M. Coughlin
Firms Radice Law Firm, P.C.; Radice Law Firm, PC
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Details for In re Lantus Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation (D. Mass. 2016)

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2016-12-29 1 13, 2009, the PTO issued U.S. Patent No. 7,476,652 (“the ’652 patent”), entitled “Acidic Insulin Preparations…ingredient) patents, drug product (formulation and composition) patents, and method of use patents.” Abbreviated… In the ’930 patent, which has the same examples as the ’652 patent, a different patent examiner allowed…polysorbate vial formulation patents, Sanofi listed the ’652 patent and the ’930 patent to be identified in the…044 patents are herein called the “DCA injector pen patents.” All of the DCA injector pen patents are External link to document
2020-12-21 175 Order on Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction improperly listed one of these patents, United States Patent No. 8,556,864, which was issued on October … Its original patent for insulin glargine, U.S. Patent No. 5,656,722 (the “’722 Patent”), as extended…infringed on one of Sanofi’s patents, U.S. Patent No. 9,526,844 (the “‘844 Patent”), and that Mylan had proved… improperly listing patents in the FDA’s Orange Book and filing meritless patent infringement actions…application the patent number and the expiration date of any patent which claims the External link to document
2018-01-09 40 864 patent was improperly listed in the Orange Book. 2 These are U.S. Patent No. 7,476,652 (“the…the ‘652 patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 7,713,930 (“the ‘930 patent”). 3 These are U.S. Patent No. 7,918,8337,918,833 (“the ‘833 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,512,297 (“the ‘297 patent”), U.S Patent No. 8,556,864 (“the…“the ‘864 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044 (“the ‘044 patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 8,679,069 (“the… the original patent for insulin glargine, U.S. Patent No. 5,656,722 (“the ‘722 patent”), as extended External link to document
2023-03-02 465 Stipulation 14 (1st Cir. 2020). The Device Patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 7,918,833 (’833); 8,512,297 (’297); 8,556,864… issue of whether its submission of the Device Patents to FDA for listing in the Orange Book “was the External link to document
2018-03-16 55 Exhibit A , the PTO issued United States Patent No. 7,291,132 (“the ’132 patent”), entitled “Medication Dispensing…diameter.” 100 US Patent No. 7,291,132, abstract. 101 Id.…486 patent, the ’391 patent, the ’211 patent, the ’979 patent, the ’844 patent, the ’105…105 patent, the ’331 patent, the ’008 patent, the ’009 patent, the ’409 patent, and the…“[p]rocess patents, patents claiming packaging, patents claiming metabolites, and patents claiming intermediates External link to document
2018-10-24 73 Memorandum & Order Sanofi’s conduct related to U.S Patent No. 8,556,864 (“the ‘864 Patent”), titled “Drive Mechanisms Suitable…Lilly for patent infringe- ment on two of the formulation patents and two of the pen patents, including…list certain patents in the Orange Book, improperly listing a patent may subject the patent holder to antitrust…of Sanofi’s vial formulation patents – the ‘652 patent and the ‘930 patent.” Id. ¶ 427. The plaintiffs…holder of “formulation” patents covering preparations of insulin, and “pen” patents covering injector pens External link to document
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