You’re using a public version of DrugPatentWatch with 5 free searches available | Register to unlock more free searches. CREATE FREE ACCOUNT

Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Litigation Details for Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Eli Lilly and Company (D. Del. 2014)


✉ Email this page to a colleague

« Back to Dashboard


Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Eli Lilly and Company (D. Del. 2014)

Docket ⤷  Try a Trial Date Filed 2014-01-29
Court District Court, D. Delaware Date Terminated 2015-09-28
Cause 35:271 Patent Infringement Assigned To Richard Gibson Andrews
Jury Demand None Referred To Mary Pat Thynge
Parties SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Patents 6,004,297; 7,291,132; 7,476,652; 7,713,930; 7,918,833; 8,512,297; 8,556,864; 8,603,044; 8,679,069
Attorneys Michael J. Farnan
Firms Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP
Link to Docket External link to docket
Small Molecule Drugs cited in Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Eli Lilly and Company
The small molecule drug covered by the patents cited in this case is ⤷  Try a Trial .

Details for Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC v. Eli Lilly and Company (D. Del. 2014)

Date Filed Document No. Description Snippet Link To Document
2014-03-17 13 “’930 patent”) and 7,476,652 (“’652 patent”) relate to the Lantus® formulation; and U.S. Patent Nos. …’044 patent”), 8,556,864 (“’864 patent”), 8,512,297 (“’297 patent”), and 7,918,833 (“’833 patent”) relate…listed seven patents in the Orange Book against Lantus® and Lantus® SoloSTAR®. U.S. Patent No. 5,656,7225,656,722 (“’722 patent”) relates to the active ingredient in Lantus®, insulin glargine; U.S. Patent Nos. 7,713,930…seven Orange Book-listed patents—the ’930, ’652, ’044, ’864, ’297, and ’833 patents—are invalid, unenforceable External link to document
2015-01-19 192 found in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,476,652 and 7,713,930 (collectively, the "Formulation Patents") and… ('864 patent: claims 2, 3; '044 patent: claims 1, 3, 11, 13; '069 patent: claim 1) …;864 patent into the '044 and '069 patents. (D.1. 183 & 184). The '864 patent defines…quot;It is a bedrock principle of patent law that the claims of a patent define the invention to which …Except for the claims, the '044 patent and '069 patent are almost identical. For the sake of External link to document
2015-09-25 278 Exhibit 13 the ’044 Patent, and claim 1 of the ’069 Patent are obvious over U.S. Patent No. 6,004,297 (“Steenfeldt-Jensen…  U.S. Patent No. 8,556,864: claim 2  U.S. Patent No. 8,603,044: claims… U.S. Patent No. 7,476,652: claims 7, 10, 20, 24  U.S. Patent No. 7,713,… of U.S. Patent No. 7,241,278 (“Møller”). Lilly contends that claim 10 of the ’044 Patent is obvious…infringing each of the asserted claims of the Patents-in-Suit by submitting NDA No. 205-692 to the FDA External link to document
2015-09-28 279 x27;044 Patent); 7,476,652 (the '652 Patent); 7,713,930 (the '930 Patent); and 8,679,069…the asserted patents (i.e., U.S. Patent Nos. 8,556,864 (the '864 Patent); 8,603,044 (… 8,679,069 (the '069 Patent)). 2. This Consent Judgment constitutes a "consent decree… 28 September 2015 1:14-cv-00113 830 Patent None District Court, D. Delaware External link to document
>Date Filed >Document No. >Description >Snippet >Link To Document

Make Better Decisions: Try a trial or see plans & pricing

Drugs may be covered by multiple patents or regulatory protections. All trademarks and applicant names are the property of their respective owners or licensors. Although great care is taken in the proper and correct provision of this service, thinkBiotech LLC does not accept any responsibility for possible consequences of errors or omissions in the provided data. The data presented herein is for information purposes only. There is no warranty that the data contained herein is error free. thinkBiotech performs no independent verification of facts as provided by public sources nor are attempts made to provide legal or investing advice. Any reliance on data provided herein is done solely at the discretion of the user. Users of this service are advised to seek professional advice and independent confirmation before considering acting on any of the provided information. thinkBiotech LLC reserves the right to amend, extend or withdraw any part or all of the offered service without notice.