Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

  1. December 16, 2024

    The Biggest Patent Decisions Of 2024

    This year's notable patent decisions from the Federal Circuit provided clearer guidelines on double patenting and opened the door for new ways to invalidate design patents. Here's a look at the cases from 2024 that will shape patent litigation going forward.

  2. October 18, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Won't Question Reviving Vascepa Skinny Label Row

    The Federal Circuit has said the full appellate court will not rethink a panel's decision reinstating Vascepa maker Amarin Pharma Inc.'s skinny label patent case against rival U.K. drugmaker Hikma.

  3. October 02, 2024

    Amarin Says Sky Isn't About To Fall In Skinny Labels Fight

    Amarin Pharma Inc., the maker of the cardiovascular drug Vascepa, has defended a Federal Circuit decision reviving its skinny label patent case against a rival U.K. drugmaker, telling the appeals court that the sky is not "going to fall on the generic pharmaceutical industry."

  4. August 26, 2024

    Hikma Urges Full Fed. Circ. To End Vascepa Skinny-Label Suit

    Hikma Pharmaceuticals has asked the full Federal Circuit to intervene after a panel determined it must face infringement litigation over its generic version of Amarin Pharma Inc.'s blockbuster cardiovascular drug Vascepa.

  5. July 08, 2024

    The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2024: A Midyear Report

    The Federal Circuit issued its first en banc patent decision since 2018, a circuit judge's suspension was solidified and courts shed further light on foreign damages and skinny labels. Here's a look back at these rulings and other top patent decisions from the first half of 2024.

  6. July 03, 2024

    Revived Skinny Label Case Is A Warning For Generics

    The Federal Circuit has made clear that generic-drug companies need to pay close attention to public statements when advertising drugs that still have patent-protected uses, even if their so-called skinny labels properly avoid references to those carved-out indications, attorneys say.

  7. June 25, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Restores Amarin's Skinny Label Suit Against Hikma

    The Federal Circuit revived litigation Tuesday accusing Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. of inducing physicians to infringe patents covering Amarin Pharma Inc.'s blockbuster cardiovascular drug Vascepa in a case over limited-use generics.

  8. April 02, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Seems Ready To Revive Amarin's Skinny Label Suit

    A Federal Circuit panel seemed wary Tuesday of a Delaware federal judge's decision to throw out Amarin Pharma Inc.'s infringement suit over Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s limited-use version of the blockbuster cardiovascular drug Vascepa, suggesting the district court may have been too hasty.

  9. March 22, 2023

    Amarin Asks Fed. Circ. To Undo Heart Drug IP Decision

    Amarin Pharma Inc. has asked the Federal Circuit to reverse a Delaware federal judge's finding that Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s generic heart drug does not infringe patents underlying Amarin drug Vascepa.