As predicted in our October 29th post, Teva sought rehearing en banc of the Federal Circuit’s re-instatement of a $235 million jury verdict against it for induced infringement despite its “skinny label” carve out of the patented use.  In the original ruling the Federal Circuit held that Teva was liable for damages during a period […]

On October 9th, we wrote about a potentially significant Federal Circuit decision concerning “skinny” labels in GSK v. Teva.  Today we write to discuss another important facet of this decision: guidance concerning the availability of lost profits in the generic drug context.  This case involved GlaxoSmithKline’s (“GSK’s”) patent covering the use of carvedilol (sold as […]