Hikma Fails To Nix Vascepa Induced Infringement Case Early On

Hikma And Health Net Cases ‘Can Move To Discovery’

04 Aug 2021

In a suit closely watched by industry, a US district magistrate judge found that Amarin had at least stated a plausible claim in its case accusing Hikma and US healthcare insurance provider Health Net of induced infringement of Vascepa method-of-use patents, which Hikma has carved out of its generic label.

Intellectual Property Patent Wordsearch — Amarin has alleged induced infringement of three patents • Source: Alamy

Hikma and US healthcare insurance provider Health Net have failed with early motions to dismiss Amarin’s induced infringement suit over Hikma’s generic rival to the originator’s Vascepa (icosapent ethyl), with a US court determining that Amarin has pleaded inducement claims that are “at least plausible.”

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