Ferring B.V. et al v. Allergan Inc. et al

  1. August 24, 2021

    Jones Day Easily Beats Ferring's $1M Trial Sanctions Motion

    A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday flatly rejected Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s accusation that Jones Day cost it $1 million in legal fees by forcing it to stand trial in bad faith, denying the drugmaker's motion to sanction the BigLaw firm.

  2. August 19, 2021

    IP Forecast: Ferring Seeks Sanctions Against Jones Day

    Ferring Pharmaceuticals will argue next week that Jones Day should be sanctioned for sparking a patent trial that never should have happened. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. March 26, 2021

    Jones Day Fights Ferring's Sanctions Bid Over IP Trial

    Jones Day shot back Friday against Ferring Pharmaceuticals' bid for sanctions, arguing that the bulk of its accusations, including that the firm "vexatiously" pushed its former client Serenity Pharmaceuticals into a trial, are based on unsubstantiated claims made against the firm by Serenity in a separate lawsuit.

  4. March 08, 2021

    Ferring Urges Sanctions For Jones Day Over 'Forced' IP Trial

    Ferring Pharmaceuticals asked a New York federal judge Friday to sanction Jones Day, alleging that the firm "vexatiously" pushed its client Serenity Pharmaceuticals into a trial over an anti-diuretic patent and should pay at least $1 million for the excess costs, expenses and attorney fees that Ferring incurred for the trial. 

  5. June 18, 2018

    Ferring Will Face Counterclaims In $165M Patent Deal Row

    A New York federal judge has said two pharmaceutical companies run by former Ferring BV researchers may proceed with counterclaims against their former employer over who owns the intellectual property rights to an antidiuretic, finding that they had enough of a financial interest to challenge the patents.

  6. June 15, 2016

    Ferring, Allergan Patent Dispute Will Head To Trial: Judge

    A patent dispute between drug companies Ferring BV and Allergan Inc. will proceed to trial and Ferring won't be allowed to appeal certain resolved claims beforehand, a New York federal judge has ruled. 

  7. March 20, 2013

    Ferring's Trade Secrets Claims Cut In $165M Patent Deal Row

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday slashed most claims from Ferring BV's suit accusing two former employees of stealing urology drug trade secrets they used to apply for three patents later sold to Allergan Inc. in a deal worth up to $165 million, saying the claims were untimely.

  8. April 09, 2012

    Ex-Ferring Workers Made $43M On Stolen Drug Info, Suit Says

    Ferring BV on Thursday accused two former researchers of stealing proprietary information about the company's urology drug Minirin in applying for patents that the men later sold to Allergan Inc. in a $43 million deal.

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