‘Speculation Is Not Science’: Lupin Breezes Past Galderma On US Oracea Patents

Indian Firm Faces Immediate Appeal, After Originator Slammed By US District Court

Lupin received a more than favorable backing from a US district judge in Delaware, as the court shot down Galderma’s arguments that the Indian firm’s ANDA product would infringe two of its US Oracea patents.

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A US district court in Delaware has scolded Galderma, telling the firm that it had “a theory but no proof,” as it firmly rejected the originator’s infringement claim against Lupin over two US patents shielding the Oracea (doxycycline) modified-release capsule treatment for rosacea.

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