In the Matter of Certain Gemcitabine and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

Resumo

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 20, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. Eli Lilly filed letters supplementing the complaint on February 9 and 16, 2011. The Commission requested additional information on March 2, 1011. Eli Lilly responded with additional information supplementing its complaint on March 9, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain gemcitabine and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,606,048 ("the '048 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.