APOTEX, INC. v. CEPHALON, INC. et al

Filing 547

ORDER THAT DEFT CEPHALON, INC'S MOTION TO PRECLIUDE (DOC #465) IS DENIED AS MOOT. DEFT CEPHALON, INC'S MOTION FOR AN ADVERSE INFERENCE (DOC #468) AND (DOC#470) ARE DENIED; AND JUDGMENT IS ENTERED IN FAVOR OF PLFF, APOTEX, INC. AS TO COUNT III OF THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (DOC #195), ETC. ( SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 3/28/12. ) 3/29/12 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED UNREPS, MAILED AND E-MAILED.(gn, ) Modified on 3/29/2012 (gn, ). Modified on 3/29/2012 (afm, ). (DUPLICATE FILING OF ORDER #546) Modified on 3/30/2012 (afm, ). Modified on 3/30/2012 (gn, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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APOTEX, INC.,
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CIVIL ACTION
Plaintiff,
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v.
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No. 2:06-cv-2768
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CEPHALON, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER AND JUDGMENT
AND NOW, this 28th day of March, 2012, following a bench trial, and after careful review
of the parties’ briefs, for the reasons set out in the Memorandum Opinion filed this day, it is hereby
ORDERED that:
1.

Defendant Cephalon, Inc.’s “Motion to Preclude Certain Expert Testimony of Dr.
David Beach” (Doc. No. 465) is DENIED as MOOT;

2.

Defendant Cephalon, Inc.’s Motion for An Adverse Inference (Doc. No. 468), and
Apotex, Inc.’s “Motion to Exclude Cephalon, Inc.’s Expert Reports and Testimony
Regarding Testing on Modafinil Tablets” (Doc. No. 470) are DENIED; and

3.

Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff, Apotex, Inc., as to Count III of the Second
Amended Complaint (Doc. 195). The Court finds that the manufacture, sale or use
of the modafinil product described in Abbreviated New Drug Application No. 77-667
will NOT INFRINGE United States Reissue Patent Number RE 37,516.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg
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MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG, J.