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`PFIZER INC., C.P. PHARMACEUTICALS
`INTERNATIONAL C.V., PF PRISM C.V.,
`PBG PUERTO RICO LLC and PF PRISM
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`AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD. and
`AUROBINDO PHARMA USA, INC.,
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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`C.A. No. ____________________
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`COMPLAINT
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`Pfizer Inc., C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V., PF PRISM C.V., PBG Puerto Rico
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`LLC, and PF PRISM IMB B.V. (collectively “Plaintiffs” or “Pfizer”) for their Complaint
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`against Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. and Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”
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`or “Aurobindo”) allege as follows:
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`NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`1.
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`This is an action by Pfizer against Aurobindo for infringement of United States
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`Patent No. 6,965,027 (“the ’027 patent”) and United States Reissue Patent No. RE41,783 (“the
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`RE’783 patent”).
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`2.
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`This action arises out of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.’s filing of Abbreviated New Drug
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`Application (“ANDA”) No. 215356 seeking approval by the United States Food and Drug
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`Administration (“FDA”) to sell generic copies of Pfizer’s 5 mg and 10 mg Xeljanz® (tofacitinib)
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`tablets prior to the expiration of the ’027 and RE’783 patents. Aurobindo’s ANDA products are
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`referred to hereinafter individually as “Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets” and “Aurobindo 10 mg
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`Generic Tablets” and collectively as “Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets.”
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`THE PARTIES
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`Plaintiff Pfizer Inc. is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
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`Delaware and having a place of business at 235 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017.
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`Plaintiff C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. is a limited partnership
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`(commanditaire vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands, having a place of
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`business at Rivium Westlaan 142, 2909 LD, Capelle aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. Pfizer Inc.
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`is the ultimate parent company of C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V.
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`Plaintiff PF PRISM C.V. is a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap)
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`organized under the laws of the Netherlands, having its registered seat in Rotterdam, the
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`Netherlands, having its business address at Rivium Westlaan 142, 2909 LD, Capelle aan den IJssel,
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`the Netherlands, and registered at the Trade Register held by the Chamber of Commerce in
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`Rotterdam, the Netherlands, under number 51840456. Pfizer Inc. is the ultimate parent company
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`of PF PRISM C.V.
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`Plaintiff PBG Puerto Rico LLC is a limited liability company organized and
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`existing under the laws of Puerto Rico and having its principal place of business at Professional
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`Offices Park V, 996 San Roberto Street, 4th Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926. Pfizer Inc. is the
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`ultimate parent company of PBG Puerto Rico LLC.
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`Plaintiff PF PRISM IMB B.V. is a private limited liability company (besloten
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`vennootschap) under the law of the Netherlands, having its registered seat in Rotterdam, the
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`Netherlands, and having its business address at Rivium Westlaan 142, 2909 LD, Capelle aan den
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`IJssel, the Netherlands. Pfizer Inc. is the ultimate parent company of PF PRISM IMB B.V.
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`On information and belief, defendant Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. is a company
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`organized and existing under the laws of India, having its principal place of business at Plot No.
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`2, Maitrivihar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500038, Telangana, India.
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`9.
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`On information and belief, defendant Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is a company
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`organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, having its principal place of business at
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`279 Princeton Hightstown Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520. On information and belief, Aurobindo
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`Pharma Ltd. is the ultimate parent company of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. On information and
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`belief, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is the U.S. agent for Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`10.
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`This action arises under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35, United States
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`Code. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action pursuant to the provisions of
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`28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338(a), 2201, and 2202.
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`11.
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`12.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants.
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`This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants by virtue of the fact, inter
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`alia, that Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is a Delaware corporation and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. is
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`the ultimate parent company of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.
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`13.
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`Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma
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`Ltd.
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`(https://www.aurobindo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Aurobindo-Pharma-Limited-
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`Annual-Report-2019-20.pdf, at 95, last accessed on Jan. 5, 2021). On information and belief,
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`Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., directly or through its subsidiary Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.,
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`manufactures, markets, imports, and sells generic drugs for distribution in Delaware and
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`throughout the United States.
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`14.
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`On information and belief, Defendants are agents of each other and/or work in
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`concert with each other on the development, obtaining of regulatory approval, manufacture,
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`marketing, sale, and/or distribution of generic drugs, including the proposed Aurobindo 5 mg and
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`10 mg Generic Tablets.
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`15.
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`On information and belief, if ANDA No. 215356 is approved, Aurobindo 5 mg and
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`10 mg Generic Tablets will, among other things, be marketed and distributed in Delaware,
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`prescribed by physicians practicing in Delaware, dispensed by pharmacies located in Delaware,
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`and/or used by patients in Delaware.
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`16.
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`Aurobindo’s infringing activities with respect to its filing of ANDA No. 215356
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`and its intent to commercialize and sell Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets have led
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`and/or will lead to foreseeable harm and injury to Plaintiffs, including Pfizer Inc., which is
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`incorporated in Delaware.
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`17.
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`On information and belief, Defendants maintain substantial, systematic, and
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`continuous contacts with Delaware. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.’s website states that the
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`company has earned its “reputation by building an extremely robust company, ensuring
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`AuroControl through vertical integration [and] multiple manufacturing units in . . . the U.S. ”
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`(https://www.aurobindousa.com/company/investors/, last accessed on Jan. 5, 2021). Aurobindo
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`Pharma Ltd.’s 2019-2020 annual report states that the company has so far “[f]iled 586 ANDAs
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`with USFDA and received approval for 425 ANDAs, including 28 tentative approvals,” and refers
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`to Aurobindo’s “core geographies such as USA.”
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`(https://www.aurobindo.com/wp-
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`content/uploads/2020/08/Aurobindo-Pharma-Limited-Annual-Report-2019-20.pdf, at 6, 11, last
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`accessed on Jan. 5, 2021). As of March 31, 2020, Aurobindo claims to be “the second largest
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`generics company in the US in terms of prescriptions (Rx) dispensed as per IQVIA data.” (Id. at
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`67).
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`18.
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`In the alternative, this Court has jurisdiction over Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. under
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`Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(k)(2). Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has contacts with the United
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`States by, inter alia, having filed ANDA No. 215356 with the FDA.
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`19.
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`Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.
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`§§ 1391 and 1400(b).
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`Xeljanz
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`BACKGROUND
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`20.
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`The active ingredient in Pfizer’s Xeljanz product is tofacitinib citrate. Xeljanz
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`contains tofacitinib citrate in an amount equivalent to 5 mg and 10 mg of tofacitinib base in tablets
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`formulated for twice-daily administration.
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`21.
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`The FDA-approved Prescribing Information for Xeljanz states that tofacitinib
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`citrate has the following chemical name: (3R,4R)-4-methyl-3-(methyl-7H-pyrrolo [2,3-d]
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`pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-ß-oxo-1-piperidinepropanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate
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`(1:1).
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`22.
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`Tofacitinib citrate is an inhibitor of Janus kinases (“JAKs”) and is indicated for the
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`treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had
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`an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate, for the treatment of adult patients with
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`active psoriatic arthritis who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate or
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`other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), for the treatment of adult patients with
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`moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response or who are
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`intolerant to TNF blockers, and for the treatment of active polyarticular course of juvenile
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`idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA) in patients 2 years of age and older.
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`Orange Book Listing for Xeljanz
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`PF PRISM C.V. holds approved New Drug Application (“NDA”) No. 203214 for
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`EQ 5 and EQ 10 mg base tofacitinib citrate tablets, which Pfizer sells under the registered name
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`Xeljanz.
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`24.
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`Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 355(b)(1) and the regulations the FDA has promulgated
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`pursuant thereto, the ’027 and RE’783 patents are listed in the FDA publication titled “Approved
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`Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations” (the “Orange Book”) for the Xeljanz
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`NDA.
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`25.
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`The Orange Book lists the expiration date for the ’027 patent as March 25, 2023,
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`and the expiration date for the RE’783 patent as December 8, 2025.
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`The ’027 Patent
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`On November 15, 2005, the USPTO issued the ’027 patent, titled “Crystalline 3-
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`{4-methyl-3-[methyl-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-amino]-piperidin-1-yl}-3-oxo-
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`propionitrile citrate.” The ’027 patent is duly and legally assigned to Pfizer Inc. A copy of the
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`’027 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`27.
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`28.
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`C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. is the exclusive licensee of the ’027 patent.
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`C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. conveyed rights under the ’027 patent to
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`Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC, PF PRISM C.V., and Pfizer PFE Ireland Pharmaceuticals Holding 1
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`B.V.
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`29.
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`Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC has conveyed its rights to the ’027 patent to PBG
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`Puerto Rico LLC.
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`Pfizer PFE Ireland Pharmaceuticals Holding 1 B.V. has conveyed its rights to the
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`’027 patent to PF PRISM IMB B.V.
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`The RE’783 Patent
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`31.
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`On September 28, 2010, the USPTO issued the RE’783 patent, titled “Pyrrolo[2,3-
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`d]pyrimidine Compounds.” The RE’783 patent is a reissue of U.S. Patent No. 6,627,754, which
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`issued on September 30, 2003. The RE’783 patent is duly and legally assigned to Pfizer Inc. A
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`copy of the RE’783 patent is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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`32.
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`On December 14, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)
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`issued a Notice of Final Determination extending the expiration date of the RE’783 patent to
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`December 8, 2025.
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`33.
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`C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. is the exclusive licensee of the RE’783
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`patent.
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`34.
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`C.P. Pharmaceuticals International C.V. conveyed rights under the RE’783 patent
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`to Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC, PF PRISM C.V., and Pfizer PFE Ireland Pharmaceuticals Holding
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`1 B.V.
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`35.
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`Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC has conveyed its rights to the RE’783 patent to PBG
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`Puerto Rico LLC.
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`Pfizer PFE Ireland Pharmaceuticals Holding 1 B.V. has conveyed its rights to the
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`RE’783 patent to PF PRISM IMB B.V.
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`Aurobindo’s ANDA
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`37.
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`By letter dated November 25, 2020 (the “Aurobindo Notice Letter”), and received
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`by Pfizer on November 30, 2020, Aurobindo notified Pfizer that it had filed ANDA No. 215356
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`with the FDA, seeking approval under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to market and
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`sell Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets -- generic copies of Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate
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`EQ 5 mg and EQ 10 mg tablets) -- prior to the expiration of the ’027 and RE’783 patents. The
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`Aurobindo Notice Letter describes the Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets as “tofacitinib
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`citrate tablets in 5 mg and 10 mg strengths.”
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`38.
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`The Aurobindo Notice Letter states that ANDA No. 215356 seeks “to obtain
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`approval to engage in the commercial manufacture, use or sale of” Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg
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`Generic Tablets prior to the expiration of the ’027 and RE’783 patents.
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`39.
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`The Aurobindo Notice Letter asserts that ANDA No. 215356 contains a “Paragraph
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`IV” certification under 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(2)(B)(iv)(II) alleging that the ’027 and RE’783 patents
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`“are invalid, unenforceable, and/or will not be infringed by the commercial manufacture, use or
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`sale of” Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets.
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`40.
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`Attached to the Aurobindo Notice Letter was Aurobindo’s Detailed Factual and
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`Legal Basis for Aurobindo’s Paragraph IV Certification regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 6,965,027 and
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`RE41,783 (“Aurobindo’s Detailed Statement”) asserting the purported factual and legal bases for
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`Aurobindo’s contention that the ’027 and RE’783 patents are invalid and/or will not be infringed
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`by the commercial manufacture, use, or sale of Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets.
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`41.
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`Aurobindo’s Detailed Statement alleges that all claims of the ’027 and RE’783
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`patents are invalid. Aurobindo’s Detailed Statement does not contain a noninfringement argument
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`with respect to either the ’027 patent or the RE’783 patent.
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`42.
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`On information and belief, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. and Aurobindo Pharma USA,
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`Inc. collaborated and acted in concert in the decision to prepare and file and in the preparation and
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`filing of ANDA No. 215356.
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`43.
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`On information and belief, upon approval of ANDA No. 215356, Aurobindo will
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`sell and distribute Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets throughout the United States.
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`COUNT I
`(Infringement of the ’027 Patent by Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets)
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`44.
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`The allegations of paragraphs 1-43 above are repeated and re-alleged as if set forth
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`fully herein.
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`45.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A), Aurobindo’s filing of ANDA No. 215356
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`seeking approval to market Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets is an act of infringement of at least
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`claim 1 of the ’027 patent entitling Pfizer to the relief provided by 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4), including,
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`inter alia, an order of this Court that the effective date of approval for ANDA No. 215356 be a
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`date which is not earlier than the expiration date of the ’027 patent.
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`46.
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`Aurobindo had knowledge of the ’027 patent when it submitted ANDA No. 215356
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`to the FDA.
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`47.
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`On information and belief, upon FDA approval, Aurobindo intends to engage in the
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`manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale, and/or importation of Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets and
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`will thereby infringe at least claim 1 of the ’027 patent.
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`48.
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`The foregoing actions by Aurobindo constitute and/or would constitute
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`infringement of at least claim 1 of the ’027 patent.
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`49.
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`Pfizer will be substantially and irreparably harmed if Aurobindo is not enjoined
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`from infringing the ’027 patent. Pfizer has no adequate remedy at law.
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`COUNT II
`(Infringement of the ’027 Patent by Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets)
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`50.
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`The allegations of paragraphs 1-49 above are repeated and re-alleged as if set forth
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`fully herein.
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`51.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A), Aurobindo’s filing of ANDA No. 215356
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`seeking approval to market Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets is an act of infringement of at least
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`claim 1 of the ’027 patent entitling Pfizer to the relief provided by 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4), including,
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`inter alia, an order of this Court that the effective date of approval for ANDA No. 215356 be a
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`date which is not earlier than the expiration date of the ’027 patent.
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`52.
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`Aurobindo had knowledge of the ’027 patent when it submitted ANDA No. 215356
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`to the FDA.
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`53.
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`On information and belief, upon FDA approval, Aurobindo intends to engage in the
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`manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale, and/or importation of Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets and
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`will thereby infringe at least claim 1 of the ’027 patent.
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`54.
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`The foregoing actions by Aurobindo constitute and/or would constitute
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`infringement of at least claim 1 of the ’027 patent.
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`55.
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`Pfizer will be substantially and irreparably harmed if Aurobindo is not enjoined
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`from infringing the ’027 patent. Pfizer has no adequate remedy at law.
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`COUNT III
`(Infringement of the RE’783 Patent by Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets)
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`56.
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`The allegations of paragraphs 1-55 above are repeated and re-alleged as if set forth
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`fully herein.
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`57.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A), Aurobindo’s filing of ANDA No. 215356
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`seeking approval to market Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets is an act of infringement of at least
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`claim 4 of the RE’783 patent entitling Pfizer to the relief provided by 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4),
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`including, inter alia, an order of this Court that the effective date of approval for ANDA No.
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`215356 be a date which is not earlier than the expiration date of the RE’783 patent.
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`58.
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`Aurobindo had knowledge of the RE’783 patent when it submitted ANDA No.
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`215356 to the FDA.
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`59.
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`On information and belief, upon FDA approval, Aurobindo intends to engage in the
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`manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale, and/or importation of Aurobindo 5 mg Generic Tablets and
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`will thereby infringe at least claim 4 of the RE’783 patent.
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`60.
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`The foregoing actions by Aurobindo constitute and/or would constitute
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`infringement of at least claim 4 of the RE’783 patent.
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`61.
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`Pfizer will be substantially and irreparably harmed if Aurobindo is not enjoined
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`from infringing the RE’783 patent. Pfizer has no adequate remedy at law.
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`COUNT IV
`(Infringement of the RE’783 Patent by Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets)
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`62.
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`The allegations of paragraphs 1-61 above are repeated and re-alleged as if set forth
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`fully herein.
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`63.
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2)(A), Aurobindo’s filing of ANDA No. 215356
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`seeking approval to market Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets is an act of infringement of at least
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`claim 4 of the RE’783 patent entitling Pfizer to the relief provided by 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(4),
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`including, inter alia, an order of this Court that the effective date of approval for ANDA No.
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`215356 be a date which is not earlier than the expiration date of the RE’783 patent.
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`64.
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`Aurobindo had knowledge of the RE’783 patent when it submitted ANDA No.
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`215356 to the FDA.
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`65.
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`On information and belief, upon FDA approval, Aurobindo intends to engage in the
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`manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale, and/or importation of Aurobindo 10 mg Generic Tablets and
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`will thereby infringe at least claim 4 of the RE’783 patent.
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`66.
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`The foregoing actions by Aurobindo constitute and/or would constitute
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`infringement of at least claim 4 of the RE’783 patent.
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`67.
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`Pfizer will be substantially and irreparably harmed if Aurobindo is not enjoined
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`from infringing the RE’783 patent. Pfizer has no adequate remedy at law.
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`COUNT V
`(Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.’s Inducing of Infringement by Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.)
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`68.
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`The allegations of paragraphs 1-67 above are repeated and re-alleged as if set forth
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`fully herein.
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`69.
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`On information and belief, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. actively and knowingly
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`caused to be submitted, assisted with, participated in, contributed to, and/or directed the
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`submission by Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. of ANDA No. 215356 to the FDA, knowing of the ’027
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`and RE’783 patents.
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`70.
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`The filing of ANDA No. 215356 by Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. constituted direct
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`infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e). On information and belief, under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(b) and
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`271(e)(2)(A), Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. induced the infringement of the ’027 and RE’783
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`patents by actively and knowingly causing to be submitted, and/or assisting with, participating in,
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`contributing to, and/or directing the submission of ANDA No. 215356 to the FDA knowing that
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`the submission of ANDA No. 215356 would constitute direct infringement of the ’027 and RE’783
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`patents.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Pfizer requests the following relief:
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`A judgment that Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.’s submission of ANDA No. 215356 was
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`an act of infringement and that Aurobindo’s making, using, offering to sell, selling,
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`or importing Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets prior to the expiration of
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`the ’027 and RE’783 patents will infringe each of those patents;
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`A judgment that defendant Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.’s knowing and purposeful
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`activities causing to be submitted, and/or assisting with, participating in,
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`contributing to, and/or directing the filing of ANDA No. 215356, knowing that its
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`submission would constitute direct infringement, induced infringement of the ’027
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`and RE’783 patents;
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`C.
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`A judgment that the effective date of any FDA approval for Aurobindo to make,
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`use, offer for sale, sell, market, distribute, or import Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg
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`Generic Tablets be no earlier than the dates on which the ’027 and RE’783 patents
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`expire, or the later expiration of any exclusivity to which Pfizer is or becomes
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`entitled;
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`A permanent injunction enjoining Aurobindo, its officers, agents, servants, and
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`employees, and those persons in active concert or participation with any of them,
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`from making, using, selling, offering for sale, marketing, distributing, or importing
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`Aurobindo 5 mg and 10 mg Generic Tablets, and from inducing or contributing to
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`any of the foregoing, prior to the expiration of the ’027 and RE’783 patents, or the
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`later expiration of any exclusivity to which Pfizer is or becomes entitled;
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`A judgment that this case is an exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. § 285, entitling
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`Pfizer to an award of its reasonable attorneys’ fees for bringing and prosecuting this
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`action;
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`An award of Pfizer’s costs and expenses in this action; and
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`Such further and additional relief as this Court deems just and proper.
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`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
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`/s/ Megan E. Dellinger
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`Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014)
`Megan E. Dellinger (#5739)
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`(302) 658-9200
`jblumenfeld@mnat.com
`mdellinger@mnat.com
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`OF COUNSEL:
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`Aaron Stiefel
`Daniel P. DiNapoli
`Stephanie Piper
`Michael Sapiro
`ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
`250 West 55th Street
`New York, NY 10019-9710
`(212) 836-8000
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`Soumitra Deka
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`555 Mission Street
`Suite 2400
`San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
`(415) 836-2500
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`January 11, 2021
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