Clients & Cases - Cases

Fitzpatrick, Cella is at the forefront of intellectual property litigation and has appeared in numerous high profile cases. The following is a sample of recent decisions in matters that our firm has handled.

In re Rosuvastatin Calcium Patent Litigation 08-MD-01949

Perego v. Drehmel Patent Interference No. 105,467

The Dreyfus Corporation and MBSC Securities Corporation National Arbitration Forum, 2009

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Novartis Pharma AG v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc D.N.J. 2009

M Ship Co. v. Ice Marine Ltd. Fed. Cir. 2009

Kirsch v. Canon USA, Inc. et al E.D.MI 2009

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and AstraZeneca UK Ltd., v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd and Sandoz, Inc. Fed. Cir. 2009

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, Sanofi-Aventis, and Debiopharm S.A. v. Sandoz, Inc. et al. Fed. Cir. 2009

Unigene Labs., Inc., et al. v. Apotex, Inc., et al. S.D.N.Y., 2009

In re: Halftone Color Separations ('809) Patent Litigation (Screentone Systems Corp., et al. v. Canon U.S.A., Inc., et al.) C.D.CA, 2009

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd., et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. D.N.J., 2009

Amgen Inc. v. Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and Schering Corp. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc., d/b/a The Conde Nast Publications, Bacardi & Co., Ltd., Sidney Frank Importing Company, and EventQuest, LLC v. Jay Norris, Norris/Nelson Entertainment, Inc. and Tastemakers Media, LLC S.D.N.Y. 2008

Sanofi-Synthelabo, et al. v. Apotex, Inc. Fed. Cir. 2008

M Ship Co., LLC v. Ice Marine LTD. S.D.Fl. 2008

Merck & Co., Inc. v. Apotex Inc., et al. Fed. Cir. 2008

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. v. Canon Inc. 5th Cir. 2008

AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical LP et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc, et al. D.N.J. 2008

Spath v Geyer Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 2008

Schaeffler KG v. Brastates Bearings Industries, et al. S.D.Fl., 2008

Canon Inc v. GCC International Limited, et al. Fed. Cir. 2007

Merck & Co., Inc. v. Apotex Inc., et al. D.N.J. 2007

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., et al. D.N.J. 2007

Kargo Global, Inc. v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. S.D.N.Y. 2007

Sanofi-Synthelabo, et al. v. Apotex Inc. S.D.N.Y. 2007

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. v. Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A., Inc. W.D. Tx. 2007

Hunter v. Ferre Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 2007

Merck & Co, Inc. v. Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. Fed. Cir. 2007

Adams Respiratory Operations, Inc. v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., et al. E.D.Pa. 2007

Astellas Pharma Inc., et al. v. Ranbaxy Inc., et al D.N.J. 2007

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research v. Helmholtz-Zentrum fur Infektionsforschung Gmbh Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 2006

Sanofi-Synthelabo, Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb, sanofi Pharmaceuticals Holding Partnership v. Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp. Fed. Cir. and S.D.N.Y 2006

Canon Inc. v. GCC International Limited, et al. S.D.N.Y. 2006

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Calvin Klein, Inc., and Calvin Klein Trademark Trust v. Calvin Clothing Company, Inc. and Star Ride Kids, Inc. S.D.N.Y. 2006

UCB Societe Anonyme & UCB Pharma Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc. et al N.D. GA 2006

Fair Isaac Corp. v. IBM Corp. / IBM Corp. v. Fair Isaac Corp. D. Minn. 2006

Sky Technologies LLC v IBM Corporation E.D. Tx. 2006

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Novartis D.N.J. 2005

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Merck & Co., Inc. M.D. PA 2005

Eli Lilly and Company, et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Fed. Cir. 2005

Pfizer, Inc. and Warner-Lambert Company v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceuticals D.N.J. 2005

Shalom Ohayon v. AT & T Corp, et al. E.D.N.Y. 2005

The Bear Partnership and Wings Research and Development, S.r.L. v. Bear U.S.A., Inc. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 2004

Federal-Mogul Corp. and Felt Products Mfg. Co. v. ElringKlinger AG D.N.J. 2004

Eli Lilly and Company, et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. S.D. Indiana 2004

Tanning Research Laboratories, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 2004

SmithKline Beecham Corporation v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. D.N.J. 2004

The Regents of the University of Michigan and Repligen Corp. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Fed. Cir. 2004

Warner-Lambert Company v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. D.N.J. 2004

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Apotex Corp. S.D.N.Y. 2004

Vision-Ease Lens, Inc. v. Essilor International S.A. D. Minn. 2004

Housey Pharmaceuticals v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Fed. Cir. 2004

University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle and Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Monsanto Co., and Pharmacia Corp. Fed. Cir. 2004

Knorr-Bremse v. Dana Corp. Fed. Cir. 2004

Warner-Lambert Company v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA D.N.J. 2003

Federation Internationale de Football Association v. Nike Inc. D.C.C. 2003

The Regents of the University of Michigan and Repligen Corp. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. E.D. Mich. 2003

AstraZeneca AB, et al. v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. E.D.Pa 2003

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. et. al. Fed. Cir. 2003

University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Monsanto Co., and Pharmacia Corp. W.D.N.Y. 2003

Mars, Incorporated v. Triunfo-Mex, Incorporated, et al. E.D.N.Y. 2003

Masterfoods USA v. Arcor USA, Inc. W.D.N.Y. 2002

In re Omeprazole Patent Litigation S.D.N.Y. 2002

Warner-Lambert Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, D.N.J. 2002

Novo Nordisk A/S et al. v. Becton Dickinson Fed. Cir. 2002

AstraZeneca AB, et al. v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. E.D.Pa. 2002

Eldred v. Ashcroft Sup. Ct. 2002

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. S.D.N.Y 2002

Schwartz Pharma Inc., Schwartz Pharma AG and Warner-Lambert Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA D.N.J. 2002

FTAP Holdings, Inc. et.al. V. OWL Pharmaceuticals LLC et.al. N.D. Ohio 2002

Dri Mark Products, Inc. v. National Ink, Inc. and Dixon Ticonderoga Co. S.D.N.Y. 2002

Datapoint Corporation v. Standard Microsystems Fed. Cir. 2002

Allergan v. Bausch & Lomb and Alcon C.D. Cal., 2002

Housey Pharmaceuticals v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. D.Del 2002

Levien v. Levien v. Katayama et al. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 2000

Nabisco v. Warner-Lambert Co. 2d Cir. 2000

Advance Magazine Publisher’s, Inc. d/b/a/The Conde Nast Publications, Inc. v. Vogue Int’l, Inc. D.N.J. 2000

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. v. Danbury Pharmacal, Inc. Fed. Cir. 2000

Bear U.S.A., Inc. v. William Kim, et al. S.D.N.Y. 1999

General Electric Co. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. Fed. Cir. 1999

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc. W.D.N.Y. 1999

Brandwynne v. Combe International S.D.N.Y. 1999

Canon Computer Systems, Inc. v. Nu-kote Int'l, Inc. Fed. Cir. 1998

Grain Processing Corp. v. American Maize-Products Co. Fed. Cir. 1998

Hershey Foods Corp. v. Mars, Incorporated M.D.Pa 1998