Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. v. Accord Healthcare Inc., USA

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LTD., UBE INDUSTRIES LTD., Appellants v. ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC., USA, ACCORD HEALTHCARE, INC., INTAS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC, AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS OF NEW YORK, LLC, AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS CO. INDIA PVT. LTD., APOTEX CORP., APOTEX INC., DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, LTD., DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC., PANACEA BIOTEC LTD., SUN PHARMA GLOBAL FZE, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD., LUPIN LTD., LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Appellees ______________________ 2017-1052, 2017-1053 ______________________ Appeals from the United States Patent and Trade- mark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2015-00864, IPR2015-00865, IPR2015-01881, IPR2015-01882. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ADAM LAWRENCE PERLMAN, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellants. Also represented by DOV PHILIP GROSSMAN, DAVID M. KRINSKY, ALLISON JONES RUSHING, CHRISTOPHER ALAN SUAREZ. GEORGE C. LOMBARDI, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chica- go, IL, argued for all appellees. Appellees Amneal Phar- maceuticals LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Co. India Pvt. Ltd., Apotex Corp., Apotex Inc., Panacea Biotec Ltd., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. also repre- sented by SAMUEL S. PARK, MAUREEN L. RURKA; CHARLES B. KLEIN, EIMERIC REIG-PLESSIS, Washington, DC. MICHAEL R. DZWONCZYK, Sughrue Mion PLLC, Wash- ington, DC, for appellees Accord Healthcare Inc., USA, Accord Healthcare, Inc., Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Also represented by AZADEH S. KOKABI. WILLIAM L. MENTLIK, Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik LLP, Westfield, NJ, for appellees Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. Also represented by PAUL HILGER KOCHANSKI. STEVEN J. MOORE, Withers Bergman LLP, Greenwich, CT, for appellees Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Cadila Healthcare Ltd. DOUGLASS C. HOCHSTETLER, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellees Lupin Ltd., Lupin Phar- maceuticals, Inc. Also represented by CLIFFORD KATZ, New York, NY. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and WALLACH, Cir- cuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 12, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court