Supreme Court Declines ‘Skinny Label’ Case, But Teva To Continue Fight In District Court

Justice Kavanaugh voted to grant Teva’s petition for certiorari. It is unknown if other justices voted with him. The high court last month declined to hear Novartis's Gilenya patent case and Sanofi’s antitrust allegations against Mylan’s EpiPen rebate agreements.

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Rejecting the urging of the Solicitor General, the US Supreme Court denied Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.’s petition for certiorari in the contentious case involving generic label carve outs of patented indications. That leaves the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ finding that Teva’s generic version of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s Coreg (carvedilol) induced infringement intact though Teva said it will continue its battle in district court.

Teva said in a statement that it is disappointed the Supreme Court denied its petition to review the case

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