Biovail Corporation et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al
Memorandum in opposition to re Second MOTION for Temporary Restraining OrderSecond MOTION for Preliminary InjunctionSecond MOTION for Preliminary InjunctionSecond MOTION for Preliminary Injunction
462 U.S. 87 (1983) Cited 1,149 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a reviewing court must generally be at its most deferential" when examining an agency decision made "within its area of special expertise, at the frontiers of science"
Holding that the public interest is best served by denying a preliminary injunction when a party did not establish a likelihood of success on the merits
Holding that courts generally "have no basis for reordering agency priorities," given that the agency is "in a unique — and authoritative — position to view its projects as a whole, estimate the prospects for each, and allocate its resources in the optimal way"
Holding the agency was not required to include justifications for its self-evident determination that " ‘pulmonary irritation is a serious health effect’ "
Holding that importation of antibiotic does not infringe patent claiming method of making intermediate compound where compound was "materially changed"
Reversing district court's denial of an injunction to require the FDA to recognize the dismissal with prejudice of an infringement suit against a subsequent filer as triggering the first filer's 180-day exclusivity period
21 U.S.C. § 355 Cited 2,245 times 337 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to change the date on which an ANDA may be approved if "either party to the action failed to reasonably cooperate in expediting the action"