Mylan generic schizophrenia drug infringes Janssen patent, US appeals court says
By Nick Robertson ( March 31, 2025, 13:56 GMT | Insight) -- Mylan Laboratories’ generic version of Janssen Pharmaceuticals’s schizophrenia medication Invega Trinza is likely to infringe a Janssen patent, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Friday in a nonprecedential opinion. A three-judge panel held that Mylan’s label is likely to induce infringement and rejected the company’s doctor-patient divided infringement argument. The panel also held the Janssen patent not invalid.The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Friday that a Mylan Laboratories generic for the schizophrenia medication Invega Trinza is likely to induce healthcare providers to infringe a Janssen Pharmaceuticals patent, in a nonprecedential opinion. After finding the patent not invalid, a three-judge panel rejected Mylan’s divided infringement defense and label non-inducement argument....
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