Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Mylan Laboratories Inc., (2008)

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Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Mylan Laboratories Inc., (2008)

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2007-1269, -1270

TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.,

and TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

MYLAN LABORATORIES, INC., MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and UDL LABORATORIES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants, and

ALPHAPHARM PTY., LTD.

and GENPHARM, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants.

David G. Conlin, Edward Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief were Barbara L. Moore, Kathleen B. Carr, and Adam P. Samansky; and Anthony J. Viola and Andre K. Cizmarik, of New York, New York.

William A. Rakoczy, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendants-appellants Mylan Laboratories, Inc., et al. With him on the brief were Christine J. Siwik and Alice L. Riechers.

Edgar H. Haug, Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP, of New York, New York, argued for defendants-appellants Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., et al. With him on the brief were Kevin Murphy and Jeffrey A. Hovden.

Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for amicus curiae. With him on the brief was Christopher M. Egleson.

Appealed from: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Denise Cote

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2007-1269, -1270

TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.,

and TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

MYLAN LABORATORIES, INC., MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and UDL LABORATORIES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants, and

ALPHAPHARM PTY., LTD.

and GENPHARM, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of

New York in Case Nos. 03-CV-8253 and 04-CV-1966, Judge Denise L. Cote.

DECIDED: December 8, 2008

Before LOURIE, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the result in part filed by BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

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