By Sherri Oslick —

About
Court Report:  Each week we will report briefly on recently filed
biotech and pharma cases, and a few interesting cases will be selected
for periodic monitoring.

Proctor & Gamble Co. et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
1:08-cv-00627; filed September 26, 2009 in the District Court of Delaware

Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,583,122 ("Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Geminal Diphosphonates," issued December 10, 1996), 6,165,513 ("Film-Coated Tablet For Improved Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Safety," issued December 26, 2000), and 7,192,938 ("Method of Treatment Using Bisphosphonic Acid," issued March 20, 2007) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Teva’s filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of P&G’s Actonel® (risedronate sodium, used to treat and prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis).  View the complaint here.

Eli Lilly and Company v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc. et al.
1:08-cv-01302; filed September 26, 2008 in the Southern District of Indiana

Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,808,614 ("Difluoro Aantivirals and Intermediate Therefore," issued February 18, 1989) and 5,464,826 ("Method of Treating Tumors in Mammals with 2′,2′-difluoronucleosides," issued November 7, 1995) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of Teva’s filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of Lilly’s Gemzar® (gemcitabine hydrochloride for injection, used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer).  View the complaint here.

Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc. et al.
3:08-cv-04804; filed September 26, 2008 in the District Court of New Jersey

Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,948,437 ("Pharmaceutical Compositions Using Thiazepine," issued September 7, 1999) following a Paragraph IV certification as part of defendants’ filing of an ANDA to manufacture a generic version of AstraZeneca’s Seroquel® XR (quetiapine fumarate, used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder).  View the complaint here.