Hikma And Reddy’s Tell Supreme Court To Throw Out Vascepa Appeal
Amarin Has Petitioned Supreme Court For Certiorari Review
Executive Summary
Certiorari review of a Federal Circuit decision invalidating Vascepa patents “is not warranted,” Hikma and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have argued, claiming that the premise of originator Amarin’s petition to the US Supreme Court is “false.”
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