Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Allergan, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc. et al, No. 2:12-cv-00207 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 30, 2016)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:12-cv-00207, Dkt. No. 314
Decided
September 30, 2016
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
22 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court are the competing motions for summary judgment by Plaintiff Allergan Sales, LLC (“Allergan”) and Defendants Sandoz, Inc., Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Alcon Research, Ltd., and Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (collectively “Sandoz”) (Dkt. No. 277; Dkt. No. 280; Dkt. No. 281). Allergan’s motion sought summary judgment that Sandoz was precluded from challenging the validity of claim 4 of U.S. Patent No.