PBM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC et al
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 3/2/17. (hnw)
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l st da e rir Se Boo Tr a 46- M ehod as kne t tt i or ai n t ti
es wo ys a le . e
ne . t 47. t
lo w ha he nf m to ha t
pr de woul berledupo byme r oft phama uia i ty.J sM ehod' e frs
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r c utca t bas n a l une 4.
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nt he dispa itng l o howe a ma kei s a tda e ofJ 1 201
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pBod t
t
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hi ac , nd ve e e d he di spa
lsi o J 3,201 t c im t tt ma kei sa tda e ha be n a
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l
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tve i tngs o r hi d i tngs
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- Hyos pr uc s w e e ls e w ih M e - pa a Fi s D a a nk,
od t
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sr nuo l di put w he he t ls i we e t s e c us of t r duc i n i pr c i i
te usy s ed
t r he i tngs r he ol a e
he e to n es rptons
a uni s l s Atti l Conc di pr s nt d e de i c tngt ti e re ed l ts l i
nd t a e .
ra,
or a e e e vi nce ndia i ha t xpe i nc os aes n
e e s of$29. m ilon dola s a trt M e- l yospr uc swe e lse wih t da a s s
xc s
4 li
lr fe he pB-l
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t
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rs
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ha
r
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s g fc nti r a e i t pr c ofD or a a pr
i nii a nc e s s n he i es
m t l oduc s
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r c e nd es r be s
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omm e ed t s a ton a ns M ehod o Aprl29,201 as e tng cli s unde
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n
i
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am
r
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e
to o ei a y n t to n y ,
mi
201 Tha moihwa utmaeywih rwnwih u p eu ieo Se tmb r1 , 01
4. t to s li tl t d a
t o t rj dc n p e e 6 2 4.
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l ng
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t
nd f nda
ke . tr he omplton ofdi c ve y t pa te fld
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s o r a he ris ie
h
a'
i or umm y
co smoin f rs mma yj d me t On M arc 29,2016,Concordi s m oton f s ar
r s- to s o u r u g n .
j d me twa d nid a d M eho ' moin f rs mmay j g n wa g a td i pata d
ug n s e e n
t d s to o u r ud me t s rn e n r n
de ed i pa t
ni n r .
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i r o ral
r a nd t
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fr
he
opposng s de' expertw inesses. On Aprl 1 201 t co t gr nt M e hod' m oton t
i i s
t
i 3, 6, he ur a ed t s
i o
e l I n H of n s o ni o t n ot t of l tpr i dn a i uae by Conc di
xc ude va
m nn' pi on n he m m
os oft m ges nc d.
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t
m nn' pi o ha tc di ufe e
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4
m ilon do l r i l tpr ft asa r s toft phn m a e i alda a e ls i f M e PBli
la s n os o is
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ur onc ude ha
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t t td n ho ng ha
m nn' os
pr ft c c ai r se u a s fc e f cualbassal ar la e a i a i ofe t bls d
o is alul tons e t d pon ufi int a t
i rd e ibl pplc ton
sa ihe
pr nc pl s a m e hods i of r a t y a ti e al oft m e s ze l tpr st t da a s
i i e nd t , ns a s he trbut d 1 he a lr d os oût o he t ba e
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