Depomed prevails in Nucynta ER patent litigation

9 February 2016

US specialty drugmaker Depomed (Nasdaq: DEPO) has received a favorable Markman claim construction ruling by Judge Claire Cecchi of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, which has been issued in the ongoing patent infringement case against the three filers of Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) with Depomed prevailing on all disputed claims.

These filers are seeking to market generic versions of Nucynta (tapentadol) and Nucynta ER (tapentadol) extended released tablets.

In a Markman ruling, also known as a Claim Construction Ruling, the court determines the meaning of disputed patent terms at issue in patent litigation. Judge Cecchi construed all disputed patent terms as proposed by plaintiffs Depomed and its licensor, Germany’s Grünenthal GmbH.

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