Will US Supreme Court Come To Teva’s Rescue On ‘Skinny Label’ Battle?

Israeli Firm Petitions For Certiorari Review Of Labelling Carve-Outs Litigation With GSK

Teva has made good on its stated intention to bring its long-running US legal battle with GSK over “skinny-label” generics to the Supreme Court. In a detailed certiorari petition, the firm sets out its arguments for why the matter warrants review.

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Can Teva succeed in overturning previous skinny-label verdicts? • Source: Shutterstock

After years of US litigation with GlaxoSmithKline over a skinny-label generic version of the originator’s Coreg (carvedilol) and induced-infringement allegations, Teva has taken the battle to the highest court in the land by filing a petition for certiorari review with the country’s Supreme Court.

The question presented to the Supreme Court by the Israeli firm is: “If a generic drug’s US Food and Drug Administration-approved label carves out all of the language that the brand manufacturer has identified as covering its patented uses, can the generic manufacturer be held liable

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