Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. v. Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.
Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of FTC v. Actavis, Inc. on June 24, 2013
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Issue: Whether the Third Circuit erred by holding, contrary to the Second, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits, that an agreement settling patent litigation that does not restrict competition outside the scope of the exclusionary right granted by the patent itself may presumptively violate the antitrust laws.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the day (Ben Cheng, December 7, 2012)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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08/29/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2012) |
09/06/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 24, 2012, for all respondents. |
09/24/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
09/24/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. VIDED. |
09/24/2012 | Appendix of amicus New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. VIDED. |
09/24/2012 | Brief amici curiae of Bayer AG & Bayer Corp. filed. VIDED. |
10/01/2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. |
10/12/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 5, 2012. |
10/31/2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 7, 2012. |
11/07/2012 | Brief of respondents Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
11/19/2012 | Reply of petitioner Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
11/20/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. |
06/17/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. |
06/19/2013 | Supplemental brief of respondents Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) tbp |
06/24/2013 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of FTC v. Actavis, Inc., 570 U.S. ___ (2013). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
07/26/2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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