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. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al, No. 2:15-cv-01455 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 26, 2017)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:15-cv-01455, Dkt. No. 265
Decided
January 26, 2017
Judge
William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge (sitting by designation)
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
5 pages

From the Opinion

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B efore the Court is Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. , and Mylan Inc.’s Motion to Limit the Number of Asserted Patent Claims , Dkt. No. 238. In reliance on the representations made by plaintiff Allergan, Inc., as to the reductions it will make in the number of it s asserted claims, the Court DENIES the motion. BACKGROUND Allergan initially asserted a total of 157 claims in six patents in this case. After the Court urged Allergan to reduce the number of asserted claims, Allergan lowered the number by about 20 percent to 126 claims.