Duke University et al v. Sandoz Inc.

  1. September 22, 2023

    Sandoz Can't Get New Trial After $39M Eyelash Serum IP Loss

    A Colorado federal judge denied a new trial bid by Novartis' generic-drug making arm Sandoz over a patent covering a drug to grow eyelashes after a jury awarded $39 million to Allergan, rejecting the argument that the court erred in applying Federal Circuit precedent.

  2. June 21, 2023

    Sandoz Fights $39M Loss In Suit Over Eyelash Growth Serum

    Novartis' generic-drug making arm wants another shot at persuading a federal jury in Colorado to wipe out a patent covering a drug developed by researchers at Duke University to grow eyelashes, arguing that the Federal Circuit already directly rejected some of the evidence behind the jury's $39 million verdict in favor of  AbbVie, which makes the drug used in the product, Latisse.

  3. May 02, 2023

    Sandoz Drops Counterclaims After $39M Patent Trial Loss

    Generic drug giant Sandoz Inc. has decided not to pursue its antitrust counterclaims against brand-name drug company Allergan, at least for now, after a federal jury in Colorado awarded $39 million against the generic drug maker for infringing a patent for eyelash growth drug Latisse.

  4. April 11, 2023

    Allergan To Get Bulk Of $39M Drug Patent Win Over Sandoz

    Allergan and Duke University told a Colorado federal judge how they plan to split a recent $39 million verdict in their patent suit against generic drugmaker Sandoz, with Allergan getting almost all of the award.

  5. March 31, 2023

    Jury Says Sandoz Owes $39M For Eyelash Drug Infringement

    Sandoz is liable for $39 million to Duke University and Allergan for infringing their patent for an eyelash-growth drug, a Colorado federal jury found Friday, upholding the patent's validity.

  6. March 28, 2023

    Allergan Drops Willfulness Allegation In Eyelash Drug Suit

    Duke University and Allergan on Tuesday abandoned their allegation that Sandoz willfully infringed Duke's patent for eyelash growth drug Latisse, with a lawyer for Duke and Allergan stating that the issue had "become the tail wagging the dog" in the case.

  7. March 27, 2023

    Novartis Co. 'Jumped The Gun' With Eyelash Drug, Jury Told

    Novartis subsidiary Sandoz Inc. ripped off a drug invented by Duke University researchers and licensed to drug company Allergan knowing that the school's patent for the drug would be approved, Duke and Allergan told a federal jury in Colorado on Monday.

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